Legal Opinion
Poffenberger v. Risser
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 10, 1980No. 20, September Term, 1980PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLowe, J.
Moore, J., filed a dissenting opinion at page 607 infra.
*601Whenever a limitations statute is invoked successfully a wrong is likely to survive without remedy for he who has been harmed. It is generally known in Maryland that for the most part a statutory bar will fall after three years. The real problem is three years from when.
Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Art., § 5-101 tells us that:
"A civil action at law shall be filed within three years from the date it accrues ....” (Emphasis added).
Obviously then, the date of the action’s accrual is the crucial determination in applying limitations. See Young v.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Harig v. Johns-Manville Products Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Hahn v. ClaybrookCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1917
- Leonhart v. AtkinsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Heckrotte v. RiddleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
- Mattingly v. HopkinsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Poffenberger v. RisserCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- O'HARA v. KovensCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- American Home Assurance Co. v. OsbournCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Balt. Scrap Corp. v. Exec. Risk Specialty Ins. Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 2019
- Cardin v. Pacific Employers InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1990
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