Fieldman Ex Rel. Fieldman v. Roper Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DAN M. RUSSELL, District Judge.

This cause is presently before the Court on the defendants’ motion to dismiss. The plaintiff (Fieldman), currently a minor resident of California, was injured on July 4, 1972, in Wichita, Kansas, by a lawn mower manufactured by Roper Corporation and distributed by Sears, Roebuck and Company. Roper Corporation is a Delaware corporation qualified to do business in Mississippi. The Mississippi statute of limitations permits suit within 6 years from the date of injury; therefore, if the Mississippi statute of limitations controls, plaintiff’s…