McIrvin v. Lincoln Memorial University

When the married woman’s emancipation act (1913, chapter 26) went into effect, was the exemption of married women from the operation of the general statute of limitations abrogated?

The action in favor of plaintiff, a married, woman, was for personal injuries to herself, and was commenced after the lapse of the period of one year from the accrual of the cause of action, allowed by the statute of limitation^ for the bringing of suit.

It is claimed by the plaintiff that the suit is saved from the bar of that statute by reason of the exemption clause in favor of married women.

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