Leslie S. Barnes, Jr. v. Sears, Roebuck and Company

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

The facts in this products liability case are simple. Only the dates are important at this stage of the litigation. In December .1964, the plaintiff, Leslie S. Barnes, Jr., bought a bicycle from the defendant, Sears, Roebuck & Company. On August 30,1965, he was injured while riding the bicycle. On January 9, 1967, more than two years after the sale but less than two years after his injury, Barnes sued Sears charging it with negligence in the inspection and sale of the bike. 1 2The district court held that Virginia’s two-year statute of limitations should be computed…