Schimmel v. Greenway

Bell, Judge.

The sole question raised by this appeal is whether the statute of limitation bars the plaintiff’s cause of action. Code § 3-1004 provides that actions for injuries to the person shall be brought within 2 years after the right of action accrues except for injuries to the reputation which shall be brought within one year. Under this statute, it is clear the action is barred if the injury to the plaintiff’s husband which resulted in loss of consortium to the wife is an injury to the person of the plaintiff. On the other hand if the plaintiff's loss of consortium of the husband is a…