Korkow v. General Cas. Co. of Wisconsin

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that the \purpose of statutes of limitations is to ensure prompt litigation of claims and to protect defendants from fraudulent or stale claims brought after memories have faded or evidence has been lost\
• explaining that the \purpose of statutes of limitations is to ensure prompt litigation of claims and to protect defendants from fraudulent or stale claims brought after memories have faded or evidence has been lost.\
• discussing “relation back” of amendments adding separate claim by different plaintiffs under Wisconsin and federal law
• trial court has discretion to grant leave to amend at any stage of an action when justice so requires
• “[T]he [circuit] court has discretion to grant leave to amend at any stage of the action when justice so requires.”
• \If a party is given fair notice within the statutory time limit of the facts out of which the claim arises ... it is not deprived of any protections the statute of limitations was designed to afford.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).