Sanchez v. Loffland Brothers Company
626 F.2d 1228 (5th Cir. 1980)
Nature of the Case
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Facts
P filed an action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and under general maritime law for the wrongful death of her husband, Heli Ramon Sanchez, on February 3, 1974, in the course of his employment. The decedent was a seaman employed by D on a vessel in operation on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. This suit was filed more than three years later, on July 27, 1977. The court granted D’s motion to dismiss the suit under the 3-year statute of limitations. P appealed.
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