Legal Opinion
Ruth Crowder, Mother and Next Friend of Walter Paul Crowder and David Douglas Crowder, Minors v. Gordons Transports, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1967No. 18867PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.
The issue presented by this timely appeal, taken by Ruth Crowder, mother and next friend of Walter Paul Crowder and David Douglas Crowder, minors, is whether the court erred in dismissing her amended complaint seeking damages from defendant, Gordons Transports, Inc., for wrongful death of the father of the named minor children. More specifically, the issue is whether the amended complaint relates back to the date of the filing of the original complaint for the purpose of determining whether the action was commenced within the time required by the governing…
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