Legal Opinion
Barrett v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 6, 1962No. 4987PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
The question presented is whether the Vermont statute of limitations of three years controls the right of action here or the statute of limitations of this jurisdiction (RSA 608:4) which provides a six-year period of limitation for actions of negligence.
The pertinent Vermont statute of limitations (Vt. Stats, of 1947 sec. 1690) provided: “Actions for the following causes shall be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrues, and not after:
“I. Assault and battery;
“II. False imprisonment;
“HI. Slander and libel;
“IV. Injury to the person suffered by acts or default of another;
“V.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Davis v. Farmers Co-Operative Equity Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Stephen J. Kozan v. Dr. Glenn E. ComstockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Coral Gables, Inc. v. ChristopherSupreme Court of Vermont · 1937
- Barnett v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Wetmore's Admr. v. KarrickSupreme Court of Vermont · 1921
3Cited by8 opinions
- Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Gearheart v. Haskell BurressSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1963
- Kathy Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Gordon v. GordonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Smith v. Morbark Industries, Inc.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1990
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