Legal Opinion
Byron Roberts v. John Berry, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1976No. 75-2231PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John W. PECK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, invoking the district court’s diversity jurisdiction, filed the instant three-count complaint claiming that defendant-appellee had alienated the affections of, seduced, and criminally conversed with appellant’s then wife. Defendant moved for partial summary judgment, asserting the one-year statute of limitations for criminal conversation and seduction, Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-304 (Supp.1975), as barring those two counts. The district court denied that motion, but six weeks later suet sponte dismissed the complaint, reasoning that the one-year…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Teeters v. CurreyTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Ameraccount Club, Inc. v. HillTennessee Supreme Court · 1981
- Walko Corporation v. Burger Chef Systems, Inc., an Indiana CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- William S. Walters, Jr. v. First Tennessee Bank, N.A. MemphisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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