Legal Opinion
Guzman v. Farrell Lines, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 19, 1979PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered February 17, 1978, granting defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint as time barred unanimously reversed, on the law, with costs and disbursements, and the motion denied. This longshoremen’s personal injury action against the vessel owner for negligence was commenced 37 months after the action accrued. In reliance upon McCoy v American Israeli Shipping Co. (42 AD2d 12, affd 34 NY2d 569), Special Term held that the action was time barred by New York’s three-year statute governing personal injury actions. (CPLR 214, subd 5.) In amending the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Alvez v. American Export Lines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Celeste v. Prudential-Grace Lines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Bongiovanni v. N. v. Stoomvart-Maats "Oostzee"District Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Vasquez v. Intermaritime Carriers S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- McCoy v. American Israeli Shipping Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Tuttobene v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984