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· 2/18/1971

Charles C. Hodge v. Service MacHine Company

Citations

  • 438 F.2d 347
  • 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 11784

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  • explaining that the statute of limitations begins with A(a) a breach of some legally recognized duty owed by the defendant to the plaintiff; (b) which causes the plaintiff some legally cognizable damage@
  • “A cause of action accrues when a suit may be maintained upon it. Black’s Law Dictionary 37 (4th ed. 1951). A suit may not be brought upon a cause of action until it exists, and a cause of action does not exist until all its elements coalesce.”

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Judges: Phillips, Edwards, Celebrezze

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