Board of Com'rs v. Toyo Kisen Kaisha

Plaintiffs, as administrators of the public wharves of the Port of New Orleans, sued the defendant, as owner of the Japanese steamship Fukuyu Maru, for alleged damages to one of said wharves, caused by the alleged negligence of those in charge of said steamship.

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As the alleged damages occurred on November 15, 1921, and this suit was filed only on August 15, 1923, the defendant has pleaded' the prescription of one year applicable to claims arising ex delicto under R. C. C. art. 3536.

As to which plaintiff urges (1) that, being a “state agency,” no prescription runs against it because…