Legal Opinion
Amato v. Cie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S.A.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided January 4, 1963No. 62C43PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZAVATT, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, a longshoreman, alleges that he was injured in an accident on board the M/V Lubilash on August 11, 1956, while berthed at Pier 14, North River, New York, N. Y. The complaint was not served until January 16, 1962, almost five and a half years after the accident allegedly occurred. The defendant, Cie Maritime Beige, now moves to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the claim is barred by the New York State three year tort statute of limitations, New York Civil Practice Act § 49 (6), and consequently by laches.
The complaint alleges that liability exists…
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- Dawson v. Fernley & EgerDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1961
- Baez-Geigel v. American Foreign Steamship Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
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