Ester Graham, Individually and as of the Estate of David R. Graham, Deceased, Dorothy Jones, Ralph A. Fisher v. Sam A. Ferguson, Jr., Raymond Dowd

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court granting the defendants’ motion for summary judgment in an action for personal injuries. The Court held that the plaintiffs’ claim was barred by the applicable statute of limitations.

This diversity suit arose from an automobile accident which occurred in Tennessee on November 15, 1971. Nine months later, on August 10,1972, the plaintiffs, who were citizens of Texas, filed suit in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas, against the defendants, who were citizens of Michigan. Summons for the defendants were issued and…