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SMITH v. SKAKEL

No. 21038.

444 F.2d 526 (1971)

Jack A. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James C. SKAKEL, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

June 28, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene J. Fisher, Detroit, Mich., on brief for plaintiff-appellant.

James K. Robinson, Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellee; Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Detroit, Mich., on brief.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, and EDWARDS and CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Smith appeals from dismissal of his suit for violation of contract after service was finally made upon the defendant some nine and one-half years after the cause of action accrued.

Federal jurisdiction in this case is based upon diversity of citizenship and, hence, the Michigan Statute of Limitations of six years is concededly applicable. Mich.Comp.Laws § 600.5807(8) (1963). Appellant, however...

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