Legal Opinion
George Personis and Jean G. Personis v. Robert Oiler and Douglas K. Abel Leasing
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 8, 1989No. 53, Docket 89-7091PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
A New York statute provides a procedure whereby a plaintiff may obtain a sixty-day extension of the applicable statute of limitations by delivering a summons to a designated official and having the summons served within sixty days after the expiration of the limitations period. N.Y. Civ.Prac.Law § 203(b)(5) (McKinney 1972 & Supp.1989). The issue in this case is whether section 203(b)(5) applies to a federal court diversity suit. George and Jean Personis, Massachusetts residents, appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Northern District of New York…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by35 opinions
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