Francisco v. Tribune Co.

Plaintiff, Randall Francisco, appeals from the dismissal of his personal injury action for failure to file his complaint within the period of limitations. Plaintiff contends that the statute of limitations in effect at the time the cause of action accrued governs the period for filing and that the trial court erred in applying the subsequently amended statute. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The pleadings set forth the following facts relevant to this appeal. Plaintiff alleged that on July 23, 1969, he was struck- by defendant’s newspaper delivery truck.…