Legal Opinion
Knight v. Brown Transport Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 4, 1986No. 479PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents a question as to whether, under the facts of this case, the New Jersey Supreme Court would hold that a defendant in a tort action such as this should be estopped from pleading a statute of limitations defense. Because the defendant, Brown Transport Corporation (Brown Transport), has argued that it is entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law, we present all disputed facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, Win-field Knight. Our standard of review is plenary.
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On November 18, 1978, Winfield Knight and Michael Miller…
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