ALLEN v. GREYHOUND LINES, INC.

No. 79-4698.

656 F.2d 418 (1981)

Enid ALLEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GREYHOUND LINES, INC., a California corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 3, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. William Leaphart, Helena, Mont., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald F. Waterman, Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman, Helena, Mont., for defendant-appellee.

Before GOODWIN and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and WATERS, District Judge.


KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents two issues pertaining to the construction of a saving clause in Montana's statute of limitations. Neither issue has been addressed by any Montana court. The threshold question for decision is whether the saving statute — an ameliorative rule that tolls the limitation period for up to one year under certain circumstances — applies to those actions commenced outside the State of Montana. We must further determine...

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