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McALLISTER v. MAGNOLIA PETRO. CO.

No. 83.

357 U.S. 221 (1958)

78 S.Ct. 1201

2 L.Ed.2d 1272

McALLISTER v. MAGNOLIA PETROLEUM CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 23, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. Mandell argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Frank C. Bolton, Jr. argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Charles B. Wallace and Jack E. Earnest.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question in this case is whether a state court may apply its two-year statute of limitations to bar an unseaworthiness action that is joined with an action for negligence under the Jones Act.

Petitioner was a member of the crew of a vessel owned and operated by respondent. His back was injured Oct. 19, 1950, when he slipped and fell down a stairway leading from the lounge to the galley. He reported...

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