VERDERAME v. TORM LINES

No. 234, Docket 80-9061.

670 F.2d 5 (1982)

Francesco VERDERAME, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TORM LINES, a/s, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 20, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Kresky, New York City (Kresky, Sinawski & Hollenberg, James Gelb, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

James M. Hazen, New York City (McHugh, Leonard & O'Conor, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Before MANSFIELD, VAN GRAAFEILAND and KEARSE, Circuit Judges.


MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:

Francesco Verderame, a longshoreman, appeals from an order of the Southern District of New York entered by Judge Kevin T. Duffy on September 3, 1980, dismissing his personal injury action for damages against Torm Lines, a/s, a shipowner, as time-barred by the six-month limitation period prescribed by § 33(b) of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (the "Act"), 33 U.S.C. §...

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