· 3/10/1959
Spearman v. Sterling Steamship Company
Citations
- 171 F. Supp. 287
- 1 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 81
- 1959 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3584
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that although taking depositions does not necessarily waive a venue objection, the court “was not laying down a general rule that a defendant may take depositions . . . without waiving his privilege.”
- holding that defendant waived its defense of improper venue because defendant waited to file its answer asserting the defense for more than a year after the statute of limitations had passed on plaintiff’s claims
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Judges: Egan
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