CHISHOLM v. CHEROKEE-SEMINOLE S. S. CORPORATION


36 F.Supp. 967 (1940)

CHISHOLM v. CHEROKEE-SEMINOLE S. S. CORPORATION et al.

District Court, S. D. New York.

November 6, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Standard, of New York City, for plaintiff.

Burlingham, Veeder, Clark & Hupper, of New York City (C. B. M. O'Kelley, of New York City, of counsel), for defendants.


COXE, District Judge.

The complaint in this action contains two causes of action, one for maintenance and cure, and the other for damages for personal injuries, under the Jones Act. The defendants have moved to dismiss the Jones Act cause of action on the ground that it is barred by limitation.

It is alleged in the complaint that the plaintiff was injured on June 14, 1938. The action was commenced on July 26, 1940, or within three years after the cause of...

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