Legal Opinion
Sherman v. Hercules, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided May 28, 1986No. Civ. A. 86-0146-R, 86-0060-RPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GLEN M. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
The above-captioned cases have been consolidated by the court for purposes of this Opinion because the issue currently before the court is the same in both cases. The issue presented by these cases is whether plaintiffs are entitled to the benefit of a tolling of the statute of limitations for personal injury actions pursuant to provisions of the Virginia Code by virtue of having recommenced personal injury actions in this court within six months after having earlier cases dismissed by this court upon motions for voluntary dismissal pursuant…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Ferguson v. FergusonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
- Donald L. Atkins v. Schmutz Manufacturing Company, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Ambrose Branch Coal Co., Inc. v. TankersleyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1989
- Hunt v. Calhoun County Bank, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2014
- Shortt v. Richlands Mall Associates, Inc.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1990