Legal Opinion
Ronda Compania Maritima S.A. v. M/V Dagali
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 14, 1964PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MaeMAHON, District Judge.
This is a motion for an order, pursuant to Supreme Court Admiralty Rule 58(b), granting summary judgment to respondent and dismissing the libel on the ground that it is barred by laches, or, in the alternative, dismissing the libel on the ground of forum non conveniens.
Admiralty courts look to the local statute of limitations as a guide to the determination of laches. Oroz v. American President Lines, Ltd., 259 F.2d 636, 639 (2 Cir. 1958), cert, denied, 359 U.S. 908, 79 S.Ct. 584, 3 L.Ed.2d 572 (1959). There is no issue respecting any material fact. The collision in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Demetrios Larios v. Victory Carriers, Inc., and Alexander S. Onassis Corp., and Boyd, Weir & Sewell, Inc., and Cia, Salaminia De Naviera S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Andrew Oroz v. American President Lines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Redman v. United Fruit Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Phillips v. Luckenbach Steamship Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1964
3Cited by1 opinion
- Cederholm v. Sidermar, S. P. A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1967