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WORTHAMS v. ATLANTA LIFE INS. CO.

No. 75-1589.

533 F.2d 994 (1976)

Willie WORTHAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ATLANTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 15, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Hulon Donnell, Jackson, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellant.

John R. Moss, Moss & Benton, Jackson, Tenn., for defendant-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, and WEICK and LIVELY, Circuit Judges.

PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

Two questions are presented on the appeal in this diversity case:

(1) Is the action for libel barred by the Tennessee one-year statute of limitations, or was the period of limitation tolled by the Tennessee "saving statute," T.C.A. § 28-106.1

The District Court held that the action for libel is barred by limitation and is not "saved" by T.C.A. §...

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