Legal Opinion
Norton v. Patten
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 10, 1984No. 83-461PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, C.J.
The plaintiff appeals from a decision of the Superior Court (Pappagianis, J.) dismissing his personal injury action. The trial court held that the statute of limitations on the plaintiff’s claim had run, thus effectively barring his action. We affirm.
The plaintiff, Paul Norton, was injured in an automobile-bicycle accident on April 18, 1968, when he was six years old. New Hampshire law in 1968 provided that the age of majority in the State was twenty-one. A minor had until two years after having reached the age of majority to bring a personal injury action. RSA 508:8 (“an infant . . . may…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Society for the Propagation of the Gospel v. WheelerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Hampshire · 1814
- Woart v. WinnickSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1826
- Pepin v. BeaulieuSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1959
- Property Owners Ass'n at Suissevale, Inc. v. SholleySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1971
- Gelinas v. MacKeySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- United States v. Ottati & Goss, Inc.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1985
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- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
- Mesiti v. Microdot, Inc.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1990
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