Charles R. Whitlock v. Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
VAIDIK, Chief Judge.
Case Summary
Indiana Code section 34-11-6-1 provides that a “person who.is under legal disabilities when the cause of action accrues may bring the action within two (2) years after the disability is removed.” Legal .disability includes mental incompetence.
In this case, Charles R. Whitlock— who was injured when a crane failed to stop and struck him in the face, causing lacerations to his forehead and eyelid— filed his complaint eight days after the two-year statute of limitations expired. He claims, however, that he was mentally incompetent when the cause of action accrued.…
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