Legal Opinion
Scarborough v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1951No. 6260PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
This case is before us for the second time. At the first trial the District Court sustained defendant’s motion to dismiss under the applicable statute of limitations. Upon appeal, we held that the statute of limitations could be tolled by the misrepresentations made by the Claims Agfcnt of defendant, who informed plaintiff and his father that, under the statute of limitations, plaintiff, an infant, could bring suit at any time within three years after attaining his majority. We, accordingly, reversed the judgment of the District Court and remanded the case for a new…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States v. Standard Oil Co. Of CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Scarborough v. Atlantic Coast Line R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Bergeron v. MansourCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1945
- Howard v. West Jersey, C., R.R. Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1928
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Kirby H. Jackson and Robert L. Phinney v. C. E. King and Juanita M. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Myers v. StevensonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- Chandlee v. ShockleyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
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