Legal Opinion
Ray-Hayes v. HEINAMANN.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 2, 2002No. 89S05-0201-CV-306PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
2Per curiam
We grant transfer to resolve a conflict between the Court of Appeals' opinion in this case, Ray-Hayes v. Heinamann, 743 N.E.2d 777 (Ind.Ct.App.2001), and another opinion, Fort Wayne International Airport v. Wilburn, 723 N.E.2d 967 (Ind.Ct.App.2000), trans. denied. These two opinions disagree over whether a civil action is timely commenced if the plaintiff files a complaint within the applicable statute of limitations but does not tender the summons to the clerk within that statutory period. We hold that in such cireum-stances the action is not timely.
In Wilburn, the…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Boostrom v. BachIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
- Fort Wayne International Airport v. WilburnIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
- Ray-Hayes v. HeinamannIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001
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