Legal Opinion
Kosikowski v. Bourne
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1981No. Nos. 79-4837, 79-4838PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
Holly H. Kosikowski and John Morse appeal from orders of the district court dismissing their actions for damages against various Oregon local government bodies, public officials and private entities. Appellants contend on this consolidated appeal that the district court erred by holding that their actions brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 were time-barred under Oregon’s two-year, general tort statute of limitations, Or.Rev.Stat. § 12.110(1), and that neither complaint stated a claim upon which relief could be granted.
In 1976, Kosikowski and Morse initiated litigation…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY v. TomanioSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United Parcel Service, Inc. v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Charles A. L. Almond v. John E. Kent, Sheriff of Augusta County, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Clark v. MusickCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Harry Franklin v. Ms. Murphy and Hoyt CuppCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Gary Garcia v. Richard Wilson and Martin VigilCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Aitchison v. RaffianiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Louis F. Arnold v. Duchesne County, Merv Taylor, Jerry Foote, and Clair PoulsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
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