Legal Opinion
Tevis v. Tevis
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 5, 1979PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Handler, J.
Plaintiff Janina Tevis instituted a suit for damages for injuries received as a result of a physical beating administered by her husband, Michael Tevis. This occurred in the early morning of May 14, 1973. The suit was commenced on July 7, 1975. Defendant brought a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the complaint, claiming that the action was barred by the two-year statute of limitations, N. J. 8. A. 2A:14^2. That motion was denied. The trial court also ruled that the action was not barred by the doctrine of interspousal immunity since…
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