Legal Opinion
Brown v. Hipshire
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1977PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FONES, Justice.
The issue presented by this interlocutory appeal is whether the filing of a tort action tolls the statute of limitations to enable a defendant to file a counterclaim where the limitation period expires between the filing of the original complaint and the filing of the counterclaim.
The alleged tort occurred on August 27, 1975. Plaintiffs, Hipshire and Johnson, sued defendant, Brown and others, on July 28, 1976. Brown was served with process on August 3, 1976. He answered denying liability on September 7, 1976. Brown moved to amend his original pleading to assert an…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wood v. CarpenterSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Consolidated Motor Lines, Inc. v. M & M Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- Di Norscia v. TibbettSuperior Court of Delaware · 1956
- Lewis v. TurnleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
- Phillips v. Memphis Furniture Mfg. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1935
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