Irons v. Michigan-Atlantic Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtPiper, J.
The action was for wrongful death of plaintiff’s intestate under section 688 of title 46 of the TJ. S. Code, commonly called the Jones Act. The Federal Act provides that such an action must be “ commenced within three years from the day the cause of action accrued.” (U. S. Code, tit. 45, § 56.) It is conceded that plaintiff’s intestate met his death by drowning September 29, 1946; that the summons in the action was delivered to the Sheriff of New York County on September 27, 1949, and that personal service was made on an officer of defendant in that county on October 19, 1949. Respondent…
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