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DRISCOLL v. NEW ORLEANS STEAMBOAT CO.

No. 80-3298 Summary Calendar.

633 F.2d 1158 (1981)

Eleanor DRISCOLL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW ORLEANS STEAMBOAT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

January 8, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. David Malone, New Orleans, La., John C. Grier, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, William F. Grace, Jr., John Oliver Braud, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and TATE, Circuit Judges.

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissing her diversity action as time-barred (prescribed) under the applicable provisions of Louisiana law. Because we find the action has not prescribed under Louisiana law, we vacate the order of the district court and remand the cause for further proceedings.

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