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· 2/15/1966

Burket v. Aldridge, Adm'r

Citations

  • 216 A.2d 910
  • 241 Md. 423
  • 1966 Md. LEXIS 731

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that both the three-year statute of limitations and the six-month period under former Article 93, section 112 can be waived
  • no relation back when deceased defendant’s personal representative is sought to be substituted for the deceased defendant
  • substitution of personal administrator after expiration of limitations period does not relate back to original filing to prevent limitations bar
  • Whether suit is brought against a tortfeasor during his lifetime, or against his personal representative after his death, it must be filed both within three years from date of injury and within six months from the qualification of personal representative.
  • Whether suit is brought against a tortfeasor during his lifetime, or against his personal representative after his death, it must be filed both within three years from date of injury and within six months from the qualification of personal representative.

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Judges: Prescott, Horney, Marbury, Oppenheimer, Barnes

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