Legal Opinion
John A. Wounick v. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 20, 1960No. 13117PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
Did the district court err in granting defendant’s motion for a directed verdict upon the ground that the statute of limitations under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, had run where the seaman’s complaint contained a negligence count and an unseaworthiness count?
A complaint was filed by John A. Wounick on January 26, 1956. It contained three counts, one under the Jones Act for negligence, another for unseaworthiness, and the last for maintenance and cure. 1 The second defense set forth in the answer thereto alleged that the court did not have jurisdiction over the…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- John A. Wounick v. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company. No.13117Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960