Legal Opinion
Polite v. Diehl
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 31, 1974No. Nos. 72-1770, 72-2013PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*121OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
The primary issue on appeal in this civil rights action is whether the district court, in granting the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, applied the correct statute of limitations.
I
On the evening of August 17, 1969, an automobile operated by Polite, the plaintiff, struck the rear of a vehicle that had stopped at a “Stop” sign. The defendant Diehl, a McKeesport, Pennsylvania, policeman, arrived two or three minutes after the accident occurred. He transported Polite, his two children, and a girl who had been riding in the other car, to McKeesport…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Johnson v. GlickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Henry Howell v. CataldiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Warren Curtis v. Angus Russell EveretteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by107 opinions
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- Charles v. Shillingford v. Van E. Holmes, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Robert F. Jennings v. Arthur Shuman, Jr., Robert J. Conway, Gustave Naring, and John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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