Legal Opinion
Hernandez-Robaina v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 1993No. 3941PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
Thomas Hernandez-Robaina appeals the superior court’s summary judgment against him. The main question presented is whether his inability to understand English made him an “incompetent” under the statute which directs that statutes of limitations do not run against incompetent persons. We answer this question in the negative.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Thomas Hernandez-Robaina (Hernandez) is an Alaska resident who arrived in the United States in 1980. He is originally from Cuba and understands little or no English. On October 31, 1983, Hernandez was arrested for trespass…
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