BARRETT v. BOSTON & MAINE R. R.

No. 4987.

104 N.H. 70 (1962)

FRANKLIN C. BARRETT v. BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided March 6, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLane, Carleton, Graf, Greene & Brown and Peter Guenther (Mr. Guenther orally), for the plaintiff.

Burns, Bryant & Hinchey and E. Paul Kelly (Mr. Kelly orally), for the defendant.


WHEELER, J.

The question presented is whether the Vermont statute of limitations of three years controls the right of action here or the statute of limitations of this jurisdiction (RSA 508:4) which provides a six-year period of limitation for actions of negligence.

The pertinent Vermont statute of limitations (Vt. Stats. of 1947 sec. 1690) provided: "Actions for the following causes shall be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrues,...

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