Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Young
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided July 17, 1974No. 74-55PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lyle Brown, Justice.
Appellants’ tort action was dismissed on the theory that it was barred by the three year statute of limitations, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 37-206 (Repl. 1962). Appellants had first filed suit in federal district court, took a nonsuit and refiled in state court. Appellants contend they had a right to refile within one year from the dismissal of the federal court action, relying on the “saving statute” incorporated in Ark. Stat. Ann. § 37-222 (Repl. 1962).
The suit arose from an automobile collision which occurred in Crittenden County on December 10, 1969. Suit was filed in federal…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- L. R., M. R. & T. Ry. v. ManeesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. AkinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
- Casey v. BurdineSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1949
- Norm Company v. HarrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
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- Pauline Clark Whittle v. Delter Wiseman, Individually and in His Official Capacity and Mary Lawhorne, Individually and in Her Official CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Labarge, Inc. v. UNIVERSAL CIRCUITS INC.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1990