Petros A. Palandjian v. Ashraf Pahlavi

In this action for conversion of personal property and breach of contract, plaintiff’s only answer to the defense of the statutes of limitations is that, by duress, for fear of personal injury, he was prevented from bringing suit any sooner. On defendant’s motion for summary judgment, plaintiff filed affidavits of the facts upon which he based his claim, 614 F.Supp. 1569. After reviewing the facts, the court expressed its views as follows:(1) “I completely agree that a duress exception can theoretically toll the statutes of limitation [under Massachusetts common law].”(2) Another…