Legal Opinion
Abraham v. General Casualty Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided April 17, 1998No. 95-2918PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJon P. Wilcox, J.
¶ 1. This case is before the court on certification from the court of appeals following an order of the Circuit Court for La Crosse County, Dennis G. Montabon, Judge, which dismissed the appellant Paul Abraham's (Abraham) complaint for failure to file his cause of action within the applicable statute of limitations. Abraham appealed.
¶ 2. On certification, we consider whether Abraham's action for breach of contract is a "foreign cause of action" under Wisconsin's borrowing statute, Wis. Stat. § 893.07 (1993-94).1 We hold that Abraham's cause of action is not "foreign" because the final…
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