Horvath v. Cunard Steamship Co.

GALSTON, District Judge.

This is a motion by the defendant to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the maintenance of this action is barred by reason of the plaintiff’s failure to- begin his action within one year from the date of his claimed injury.

The plaintiff, a resident of Corona, Long Island, purchased a Tourist Class steamship ticket of the defendant on May 18, 1949, for passage from New York City to Cherbourg, France, on the Queen Mary. The ticket was purchased by the plaintiff from the Foldes Steamship Ticket Agency.

On May 21, 1949, the plaintiff, as a passenger on board the Queen…