Legal Opinion
Albert E. Albertson v. T.J. Stevenson & Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 26, 1984No. 83-2394PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
In this case, Albert E. Albertson challenges the district court’s grant of T.J. Stevenson & Co.’s (Stevenson) motion for summary judgment. The district court concluded that Albertson’s cause of action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1982), was time-barred, because Albertson knew he was injured while on board Stevenson’s freighter but failed to file suit within three years after returning to shore. Id.; 45 U.S.C. § 56 (1982). The court also held that Albertson’s remaining cause of action for unseaworthiness was barred by the equitable doctrine of laches.…
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