Coman v. New York Cent. R. Co

184 F.2d 841, 1950 U.S. App. LEXIS 3191

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Decided: October 19, 1950
• Docket: 11112_1
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

This appeal was considered upon the record and briefs for respective parties.

It appearing that at the time of decedent’s death on May 8, 1947 any right of action by him under the provisions of the Federal -Employers’ liability Act for injuries suffered on September 30, 1943, was barred by the three-year Statute of Limitations governing such action, 45 U. S.C.A. § 56.

And that appellant’s claim, filed herein on July 7, 1949, is derivative and depend ent upon the continuance of a right in the injured employee at the time of his death, Flynn v. New York, N. H. & H. R. R. Co., 283 U.S. 53, 51 S.Ct. 357, 75 L.Ed. 837; Mellon v. Goodyear, 277 U.S. 335, 48 S.Ct. 541, 72 L.Ed. 906.

It is ordered that the judgment of the District Court dismissing the complaint be and is affirmed.