Legal Opinion
Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 20, 1949No. 522PublishedCited by 497 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Mr. Justice Douglas,
announced by
Mr. Justice Reed.
This case, involving a highway accident which occurred on October 1, 1943, came to the District Court for Kansas by reason of diversity of citizenship. Petitioner instituted it there on September 4, 1945, by filing the complaint with the court — the procedure specified by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. As prescribed by those Rules, a summons was issued. Service' was had on December 28, 1945. Kansas has a two-year statute of limitations applicable to such tort claims. Respondent pleaded it and moved for summary…
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