Hunter v. Brown

OPINION

BIRCH, Justice.

In this action for damages, the plaintiff, Regina Darlene Hunter, alleged that as a child she was sexually abused by the defendant, Ed Brown, Jr., but was unable to file this action prior to 1993 because she repressed the memory of the abuse. The trial court found no reason to toll the statute of limitations and granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The Court of Appeals affirmed.

The issue before us is whether the discovery rule applies to affect the accrual of Hunter’s claim. We conclude, after a thorough examination of the record and a careful…