Case Name: CARPENTER v. ERIE R. CO.
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1942-12-16
Citations: 132 F.2d 362
Docket Number: No. 8179
Parties: CARPENTER v. ERIE R. CO.
Judges: Before MARIS, JONES, and GOODRICH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 132
Pages: 362–363

Head Matter:
CARPENTER v. ERIE R. CO.
No. 8179.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted on briefs Dec. 11, 1942.
Decided Dec. 16, 1942.
Rehearing Denied Jan. 8, 1943.
■ Laurie J. Carpenter, of New York City, pro se, for appellant.
Charles W. Broadhurst, of Jersey City, N. J. (Collins & Corbin and Edward' A. Markley, all of Jersey City, N. J., on the brief), for appellee.
Before MARIS, JONES, and GOODRICH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In this suit brought by an injured employee against a railroad company under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U. S.C.A. § 51 et seq., it appears from the face of the complaint that the plaintiff's cause of action arose more than fourteen years before the suit was commenced. Since compliance with the two years limitation provided by Section 56 of the act is a condition precedent to recovery (Wabash Ry. Co. v. Bridal, 8 Cir., 1938, 94 F.2d 117) and it is, therefore, incumbent upon one suing under the act to allege and prove that his cause of action was brought within the time limited (American R. Co. of Porto Rico v. Coronas, 1 Cir., 1916, 230 F. 545) the district court had no alternative but to dismiss the complaint. Its judgment is accordingly affirmed.