Larry G. King v. Otasco, Incorporated

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

This case presents three issues. The first is whether a state’s statute of limitations should be applied separately to each of the claims stated in a complaint or to the “essence” of the allegations considered as a whole. We hold that the statute of limitations applies to each claim, not merely to the pith of the litigation. The second issue is whether a father’s failure to specify in a notice of appeal that he is suing as his children’s next friend deprives an appellate court of jurisdiction over an appeal of the dismissal of the children’s claims. We hold that…