Legal Opinion
Aerojet General Corp. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 24, 1986No. Civ. 24784PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EVANS, Acting P. J.
The question presented in this mandamus proceeding is whether the rule of Elkins v. Derby (1974) 12 Cal.3d 410 [115 Cal.Rptr. 641, 525 P.2d 81, 71 A.L.R.3d 839], that the statute of limitations on a plaintiff’s action for damages for personal injury is tolled for the period during which a worker’s compensation remedy is pursued against defendant, applies when plaintiff seeks damages not for the injury itself but for fraudulent concealment of the injury’s cause. We hold it does not.
Background
On October 26, 1979, real parties Gary and Cindy Larson, husband and wife…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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