Legal Opinion
Whitson v. Baker
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 11, 1985No. 83-939-CERPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has certified the following question to us: "If a cause of action governed by a one year statute of limitations accrues while the plaintiff is incarcerated pending trial on a criminal charge, and six months later the plaintiff is imprisoned on the criminal charge for a term less than life, does Alabama Code [1975] § 6-2-8 operate to toll the statute of limitations?" 732 F.2d 856.
Larry Wayne Whitson was arrested and charged with first degree burglary in April 1978. Because he was unable to post bond, he was held in the Jefferson County jail at Bessemer…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Kenneth Donaldson v. J. B. O'connor, M.D. And John Gumanis, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Mewburn's Heirs v. BassSupreme Court of Alabama · 1886
- Nicholson v. Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1965
- United States v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Bettis v. BettisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
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