Gifford v. Saunders

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

This is an interlocutory appeal from an order denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment based on the grounds that plaintiff-appellee failed to bring her tort action within the time allowed by the applicable statute of limitations.

On August 9, 1964, plaintiff-appellee (Sandra S. Gifford, then Sandra S. Crotchett) was injured in an accident while occupying an automobile driven by defendant-appellant (Sandra K. Saunders, then Sandra K. Rrownlee).

Plaintiff at the time of the accident was a single, minor, female. She was bom on October 22,…