Hawkins v. Public Service, C., Transport

The complainant herein in March, 1945, began an action in the Circuit Court against the defendant for damages arising out of an accident caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant's servants. Since the accident had occurred nearly three years earlier, April 25th, 1942, the defendant pleaded the statute of limitations. Mrs. Hawkins thereupon came into Chancery for an injunction forbidding the defendant to rely on the statute. The facts are not in dispute.

Two representatives of the defendant, first Mr. Schnable, and later Mr. Whalen, made numerous calls on complainant during the year and…