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· 9/22/1981

Hawkins v. Justin

Citations

  • 311 N.W.2d 465
  • 109 Mich. App. 743

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  • interpreting disability statute and stating that “prisoners are more restricted than ordinary citizens.... [they have] restraints imposed by their confinement which place[ ] them at a disadvantage compared to ordinary citizens”
  • MCLA § 600.5851 tolls the limitation period in favor of prisoner who was incarcerated when defendant defamed him in a letter to the warden

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Judges: Danhof, C.J., and M.F. Cavanagh and D.R. Freeman

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