LaGARES v. GOOD COMMANDER SHIPPING CO.

No. 78 Civ. 1207.

487 F.Supp. 1243 (1980)

Raphael LaGARES, Plaintiff, v. GOOD COMMANDER SHIPPING CO., Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

April 16, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zimmerman & Zimmerman, New York City, for plaintiff; Edward D. Lory, New York City, of counsel.

Lilly, Sullivan & Purcell, P. C., New York City, for defendant; Thomas E. Stiles, New York City, of counsel.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KNAPP, District Judge.

Before us is defendant's motion to reconsider an earlier decision of ours and dismiss a maritime personal injury action on grounds of laches. For reasons set forth in this opinion, the motion is granted, and the action is accordingly dismissed with prejudice.

Plaintiff, a longshoreman, claims to have been injured on December 18, 1974, while performing stevedoring work on a vessel owned by defendant while...

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