Legal Opinion
Enid Allen v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., a California Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 3, 1981No. 79-4698PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents two issues pertaining to the construction of a saving clause in Montana’s statute of limitations. Neither issue has been addressed by any Montana court. The threshold question for decision is whether the saving statute — an ameliorative rule that tolls the limitation period for up to one year under certain circumstances — applies to those actions commenced outside the State of Montana. We must further determine whether Montana’s statute of limitations is incorporated in the proviso to the saving statute and therefore governs the time period within…
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