Lawson v. Ford Motor Co.

The statute involved in this case, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-213 (Reissue 1979), dates back to territorial days. It was a part of the Code of Civil Procedure adopted in 1866. See Rev. Stat. tit. II, § 17 (1866). It has existed in substantially its present form since that time. Its purpose is to extend the time in which a person under disability may bring certain actions. It provides that such a person may bring such an action “within the respective times limited by this chapter after such disability shall be removed....” (Emphasis supplied.)

The disability we are concerned with in this case is…