ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC RAILROAD v. LAIRD

No. 64.

164 U.S. 393 (1896)

ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. LAIRD.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 30, 1896.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.T. Britton, Mr. A.B. Browne and Mr. C.N. Sterry for plaintiff in error.

Mr. George H. Smith, Mr. Frank H. Short and Mr. Edwin A. Meserve for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

It is not controverted that under section 339 of the Code of Civil Procedure of California a cause of action of the character of that set forth in the various complaints filed on behalf of plaintiff was required to be instituted within two years after the cause of action accrued.

The question to be determined, therefore, is whether the trial court erred in holding that the amendments effected by the second...

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