Legal Opinion
Michelena & Co. v. American Export & Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided September 29, 1966No. 17-65PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CANCIO, District Judge.
This case is now before the Court on a motion by Respondent to dismiss the cause of action on the grounds that the libel was brought after the statute of limitations had run.
It has not been disputed that the libel was brought after the one year period provided by law in these cases under the Carriage of Goods By Sea Act, 46 U.S. C.A. § 1300 et seq., had elapsed. Neither has it been disputed that Libelant did not expressly request or obtain an extension of time wherein to sue.
Libelant urges, on the other hand, that he was led to believe by Respondents that the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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- Birdsall, Inc. v. Tramore Trading Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1991
- Mikinberg v. Baltic Steamship Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
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