Legal Opinion

Stevens v. Saunders

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 9, 1975No. 13568PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*180Berry, Justice:

Daniel Stevens and Maxine Stevens, the plaintiffs in a personal injury action in the Circuit Court of Grant County, appeal the judgment of that court dismissing their action on the ground that it was not properly commenced within the appropriate statutory period of limitations of two years.

On August 22, 1970, Daniel Stevens and Maxine Stevens, then husband and wife and residents of Marion County, West Virginia, were involved in an auto collision while traveling on U.S. Route 50 in Grant County, West Virginia. The collision occurred between the vehicle which was being driven by…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Chase Securities Corp. v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Vance v. VanceSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. State Ex Rel. Smith v. BosworthWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Humble Oil & Refining Company v. LaneWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Snell v. KnowlesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935

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