BONNER v. ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BOISE

No. 21417.

913 P.2d 567 (1996)

128 Idaho 351

Russell BONNER and Martin Bonner, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BOISE, an Idaho corporation, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, December 1995 Term.

Rehearing Denied April 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis, Brown & Sheils, Chtd., Boise, for appellants. Allen B. Ellis argued.

Cosho, Humphrey, Greener & Welsh, Boise, for respondent. Stanley W. Welsh argued.


JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a case involving alleged sexual abuse and repressed memory of the abuse. We conclude that the claims are barred by the statute of limitations because some objectively ascertainable damage occurred when the alleged abuse took place, even though the full effect may not have been experienced until years later.

I.

THE BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

Russell and Martin Bonner, who are brothers, allege that they were...

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