Byrne v. Ogle

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• construing a similar statute as “not mere personal absence of the defendant, but such unavailability as will defeat the power of a plaintiff to effectuate commencement of his action”
• “The tolling statute preserves the plaintiffs cause of action until service has been made available and practical, by the defendant’s presence in the state, for a time equal to the total period of limitation.”
• \It is generally recognized that the purpose of statutes of limitations is to encourage promptness in the prosecution of actions and thus avoid the injustice which may result from the prosecution of stale claims.\ (citation omitted)
• \It is generally recognized that the purpose of statutes of limitations is to encourage promptness in the prosecution of actions and thus avoid the injustice which may result from the prosecution of stale claims.\ (citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).