Legal Opinion
Emmett Proudfoot v. Seafarer's International Union
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 16, 1986No. 84-7727PublishedCited by 47 opinions
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
In Part III of our opinion 1 we held that Proudfoot’s cause of action against his employer, Crowley, accrued when Crowley dismissed Proudfoot on January 17, 1983, and, since Proudfoot’s complaint was not filed until April 16, 1984, the cause of action against Crowley was barred by the six-month period allowed in which to sue.
On reconsideration we conclude this holding was incorrect. The Supreme Court in DelCostello v. International Brotherhood, 462 U.S. 151, 103 S.Ct. 2281, 76 L.Ed.2d 476 (1983) held that the six-month statute of limitations prescribed by § 10(b) of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Donald E. Howard v. Lockheed-Georgia Company, Aeronautical MacHinists Local Lodge 709 of the InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Emmett Proudfoot v. Seafarer's International UnionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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