Legal Opinion
Kahn v. Royal Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 13, 1999PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
In New England Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Gourdeau Constr. Co., 419 Mass. 658 (1995) (Gourdeau), this court abandoned its long-standing rule that the statute of limitations of the forum determines whether an action was seasonably commenced. Id. at 660, 664. We adopted instead the functional approach to the determination of the applicable statute of limita*573tions that is stated in the Restatement (Second) of Conflicts of Laws § 142 (Supp. 1989). Id. at 663-664.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Payton v. Abbott LabsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Bushkin Associates, Inc. v. Raytheon Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Riley v. PresnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Johnson Controls, Inc. v. BowesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Choate, Hall & Stewart v. SCA Services, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Harrison v. NetCentric Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Clarendon National Insurance v. Arbella Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2004
- John Beaudette, Inc. v. Sentry Insurance a Mutual Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1999
- Nierman v. Hyatt Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- In re Fresenius Granuflo/Naturalyte Dialysate Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2015
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