1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 552 F.2d
  5. 552 F.2d 713 (1977)
 

POWERS v. HOPSON

No. 76-1152.

552 F.2d 713 (1977)

Elnora B. POWERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Loss HOPSON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. R. Coleman, Jr., Milligan, Coleman, Fletcher & Gaby, Greeneville, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellant.

Elnora B. Powers, Bob McD. Green, Green & Green, Johnson City, Tenn., for defendant-appellee.

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

PER CURIAM.

This appeal involves the Tennessee one year statute of limitations relating to motor vehicle accidents and the Tennessee Saving Statute, T.C.A. § 28-106.1 Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship and Tennessee law controls. Two suits were filed. The first was dismissed without prejudice on the motion of plaintiffs. The District Court dismissed the second suit on the ground that it was barred by limitation and...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases