Groseth v. Ness

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

Within one month from the time appellant had emigrated to the United States from Norway, he became involved in an accident. On January 10, 1961, while walking on the Glenn Highway near Chugiak, Alaska, appellant was struck by an automobile driven by appellee Orville Ness and owned by Helen Long.

AS 09.10.070 of Alaska’s Code of Civil Procedure requires that an action for personal injuries be commenced within two years after the cause of action has accrued. 1 On July 31, 1963, more than two years after the accident, appellant “commenced” a negligence action for personal…