Legal Opinion
Louis J. Barrois, Sr. v. Nelda Faye, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1979No. 77-1759PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
In this case we again face the problem of choosing which statutory limitation period should appropriately be applied to determine whether laches bars a particular admiralty action. 1 The appellants' — Louis and Adorina Barrois and Andrew and Doha Billiot — filed a claim on December 2, 1975, for injuries they allegedly sustained on December 2, 1972, when their pleasure craft collided with defendant’s tug M/V Nelda Faye. The District Court, finding that laches barred the action, 2 granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment. We find (i) that the three-year Jones…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Justino Lugo Vega v. The Steamship Malula, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and Oscar G. Abello AmellerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Leon Akers v. State Marine Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Louis Molnar v. Gulfcoast Transit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Frank R. McMahon v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- John W. Mecom, Cross-Appellant v. Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Sanchez v. Loffland Brothers CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Azalea Fleet, Inc. v. Dreyfus Supply & MacHinery Corp., Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. v. Azalea Fleet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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