WALSVIK v. BRANDEL

Civ. No. 9753.

298 N.W.2d 375 (1980)

Violet Eunice WALSVIK, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Robert F. BRANDEL, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

October 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Worthington, Jr., and Thomas M. Disselhorst, Bismarck, for plaintiff and appellant; argued by Thomas M. Disselhorst, Bismarck.

Nilles, Hansen, Selbo, Magill & Davies, Fargo, for defendant and appellee; argued by Stephen W. Plambeck, Fargo.


PEDERSON, Justice.

This case raises for the first time in this court the question of whether or not the availability of "long-arm" service of process supersedes the tolling of statutes of limitation during a defendant's absence from the state. We conclude that it does not.

In April 1978 Walsvik sued Brandel for "malpractice," claiming, among other things, both compensatory and punitive damages arising from alleged tortious conduct that occurred in North Dakota...

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