Twomey v. Carlton House of Providence, Inc.

On January 8, 1973, David Twomey commenced this civil action in the Superior Court to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained on December 18, 1970, when he slipped and fell on an ice patch in the parking area of the defendant’s premises. The defendant moved to dismiss the action on the ground that it was barred by the statute of limitations, more than two years having elapsed -since Twomey’s fall. Twomey’s response was that the Legislature, prior to the expiration of that two-year period, had enacted P. L. 1971, ch. 200, which took effect on August 1, 1971, and enlarged the…