Bergman v. Turpin

The sole question involved in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in sustaining defendant’s special plea of the statute of limitations and in dismissing plaintiff’s action from the docket.

The record discloses that on May 30, 1959, Mitchell E. Bergman, plaintiff, and Iford L. Turpin, defendant, were involved in an automobile accident in Botetourt county whereby plaintiff sustained personal injuries. At the time of the mishap defendant was a resident of Dublin, Virginia, but on November 1, 1959 he moved from this State and became a resident of the District of Columbia. Plaintiff was a…