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Supreme Court· 4/20/1959

Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal

Citations

  • 359 U.S. 231
  • 79 S. Ct. 760
  • 3 L. Ed. 2d 770
  • 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1137

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  • holding that the plaintiff's claims were not time-barred where the defendant misrepresented the number of years in which the plaintiff had to sue
  • holding that equitable tolling was appropriate where complainant was misled by adversary as to deadline for filing action
  • holding that the plaintiffs claims were not time-barred where the defendant misrepresented the number of years in which the plaintiff had to sue
  • holding that defendant may be equitably estopped from as- setting limitations defense under FELA
  • holding that equitable tolling could apply when party “was justifiably misled into a good-faith belief that” limitations period was four years longer than the law provided
  • explaining that estoppel is so central to our jurisprudence that it is implied unless there is express language to the contrary

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Judges: Black

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