Legal Opinion
United States v. Alex Dussel Iron Works, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1929No. 5325PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana, dismissing a libel filed by the United States against the appellee, upon an exception filed by it, upon the ground that the cause of action had become prescribed by the statute of limitations of one, two, three, four, five, and six years. Appellant asserts error in the decree of dismissal upon these grounds: (1) That no statute of limitations of Louisiana is applicable to the cause of action set out in the libel; (2) that the defense of laches is required to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Light v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- The Key CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Emergency Fleet Corp. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Loverich v. Warner Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
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- Alexander v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
- Standard Oil Co. of Colorado v. Standard Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
- Louis McDaniel Libellant v. Gulf and South American Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
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