Legal Opinion
Bechtel v. Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 3, 1989No. 89-3120PublishedCited by 209 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal in a diversity action from an order of the district court granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment and denying plaintiffs’ motion to file a second amended complaint. Because we find that the district court erred in not applying equitable estoppel against the statute of limitations defense, we will reverse the court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendant. We will also reverse the court’s denial of leave for plaintiffs to amend their complaint, and will remand this case for further proceedings…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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