Legal Opinion
Converse v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 10, 1990No. 434, Docket 89-7702PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:
The central question presented by this appeal is whether Connecticut state law governs the manner in which a federal diversity case arising under Connecticut law is to be considered commenced for purposes of the state statute of limitations, Conn.Gen.Stat.Ann. § 52-577a (West Supp. 1989). Plaintiff-appellant Marshall G. Converse appeals from a summary judgment dismissing his complaint, entered in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Warren Eginton, Judge).
Converse sought to recover damages in a products liability suit against General Motors…
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