Legal Opinion
Fos Teene E. Griggs v. Paul Christopher Farmer
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1970No. 14138PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
A breach of promise to marry accompanied by a physical assault on June 25, 1966 in Arlington County, Virginia, was the gravamen of two suits in the Federal District Court for Eastern Virginia. The first was for damages for the nuptial breach and was filed on June 20, 1968; suit on the assault was begun on June 28, 1968. Both were dismissed as barred by the prevailing time limitations —coneededly one year for the breach and two years for the assault. See Code of Va., 1950, § 8-24. Since the plaintiff and the defendant were the same, and identical issues were presented, the causes were heard…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Burton v. MillSupreme Court of Virginia · 1884
- Griggs v. FarmerDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1969
3Cited by15 opinions
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