Snyder v. Clune

CROCKETT, Justice:

Defendants petitioned for and were granted an intermediate appeal to challenge the trial court’s refusal to dismiss this action for personal injuries on the ground that it was barred by the statute of limitations.

The injuries resulted from an automobile collision near Springville in Utah County, on December 14, 1958. Our statute of limitations on torts actions is four years. 1 It was not until four years and three days after the accident, on December 17, 1962, that plaintiff commenced this action.

To avoid the statute of limitations, plaintiff avers that the defendants, who…