Legal Opinion
Wally Fischer v. Iowa Mold Tooling Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 15, 1982No. 82-1489PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
This is an interlocutory appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) from the District Court’s order denying the defendant Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc.’s motion to dismiss on the ground of limitations. The question presented is whether “commencement” of an action for purposes of applying the statute of limitations is governed by state law or Fed.R.Civ.P. 3. On the authority of Walker v. Armco Steel Corp., 446 U.S. 740, 100 S.Ct. 1978, 64 L.Ed.2d 659 (1980), we hold that state law governs in this diversity case. Under the law of South Dakota, the action was not commenced in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- 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
- Somas v. Great American Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Prashar v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Marilyn M. Marshall v. Mikel WarwickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Converse v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Rhonda R. Wisland v. Admiral Beverage Corporation Paul James Mayer IVCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Carol M. Sieg v. Keith E. KarnesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Moore v. Michelin Tire Co., Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
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