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NELSON v. THE S.S. CITY OF LILLE

No. 7571.

252 F.2d 289 (1958)

Joe NELSON, Appellant, v. THE British S.S. CITY OF LILLE, her boats, engines, tackle, etc., W. A. Owen, a non-resident, as Master, and Ellerman Lines, Ltd., and Hall Line, Ltd., both foreign corporations or associations, as Owners and/or Operators of The City of Lille, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 18, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob L. Morewitz, Newport News, Va. (Morewitz & Morewitz, Newport News, Va., on memorandum), for appellant.

Edward R. Baird, Norfolk, Va., for appellees.

Before PARKER, Chief Judge, and SOBELOFF and HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal in a suit filed by a longshoreman against a vessel, her master and owner, to recover damages for personal injuries. The injuries were alleged to have been sustained October 31, 1952, and the libel was filed November 23, 1955 after the running of the Virginia Statute of Limitations, Code 1950, § 8-24. The court sustained exceptions to the libel based on laches but allowed libellant to file an amended libel for the purpose of excusing...

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