Morton v. Sky Nails

BERGER, Justice:

In this appeal, we consider whether the so-called “time of discovery” rule tolls the statute of limitations when a plaintiff discovers the personal injury a few days after the tortious conduct. The trial court decided that this plaintiff did not deserve the benefit of the equitable time of discovery rule because she had almost two full years to assert her claim and offered no excuse for her failure to file suit within the two-year limitations period. We disagree. Under the time of discovery rule, the statute of limitations does not begin to run until a party knows or has…