Legal Opinion
Gregory Lawson v. Conyers Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge Trucks, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1979No. 78-3508PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Lawson purchased a pickup truck from appellee on January 31, 1977. On January 31, 1978, the anniversary date of his purchase, Lawson filed suit under the Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1640(e), for monetary damages. Appellee moved to dismiss on the ground that the one-year statute of limitations had run. The district court concluded that the date of the transaction, January 31, 1977, is included in counting the one-year period and that 366 days had elapsed before the complaint was filed, and the court dismissed the complaint. We reverse.
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