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Second Circuit· 8/8/1991

Kulzer v. Pittsburgh-Corning Corp.

Citations

  • 942 F.2d 122
  • 1991 WL 150730

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  • holding that state-law statute-of-limitations defense may be litigated for first time in motion for directed verdict because defense was preserved under Rule 8(c) by its “bare assertion” in defendant’s answer
  • statute of limitations affirmative defense \need not be raised with any rigorous degree of specificity\ and bare assertion in answer is sufficient to prevent waiver
  • “bare assertion” of statute of limitations in answer preserved it to be raised again mid-trial, despite defendant’s failure to raise it in pretrial dispositive motions
  • “bare assertion” of statute of limitations in answer preserved it to be raised again mid-trial, despite defendant’s failure to raise it in pretrial dispositive motions

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Judges: Meskill, Pratt, Walker

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