Legal Opinion

Northern Metal Co. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 27, 1965No. 15070_1PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FREEDMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in favor of respondent on the ground that the libel was filed more than two years after the cause of action arose and thus was barred under the Suits in Admiralty Act, § 5, as amended, 46 U.S.C. § 745, which provides: “Suits as authorized by this chapter may be brought only within two years after the cause of action arises. * * * ”

The facts are presented in rather fragmentary form. From the sparse record they may be briefly summarized. On April 30, 1957 libelant entered into a contract to perform terminal stevedoring and…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Burnett v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. Bailey v. GloverSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  5. Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. America Cargo Transport, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  2. Crown Coat Front Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Nager Electric Company, Inc. And Keystone Engineering Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
  4. Edward Brown v. Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  5. Mt. Hood Stages, Inc., Doing Business as Pacific Trailways v. The Greyhound Corporation and Greyhound Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980

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