Legal Opinion
Dawson v. Fernley & Eger
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 11, 1961No. Civ. A. 3250, Admiralty 8116, Civ. A. 3534, 3491, 3432PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District J udge.
These actions, not consolidated for trial, involve substantially the same issues with respect to the defenses of limitation of actions and laches. For the purposes stated herein, the ruling of the Court will be applicable to each ease, but separate orders will be entered and a copy of this memorandum will be made a part of the record in each case.
Dawson v.-Fernley & Eger
In Dawson, the plaintiff-longshoreman filed his complaint on July, 12, 1960, alleging that he was injured on July 17, 1957, when the defendant, as owner and operator of the SS Ferneliff,…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Gardner v. Panama RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Engel v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by13 opinions
- William Alfred Giddens v. Isbrandtsen Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Ralph O. Flowers v. Savannah MacHine & Foundry Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Lopes v. Reederei Richard SchroderDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
- Greeson v. ShermanDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1967
- Longfellow v. Presidente Miguel AlemanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
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