Supreme Court· 1/10/1989

Owens v. Okure

Citations

488 U.S. 235
109 S. Ct. 573
102 L. Ed. 2d 594
1989 U.S. LEXIS 305
57 U.S.L.W. 4065

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holding that section 1983 claims borrow the statute of limitations periods from state law for personal injury actions
holding that a state’s general personal injury statute of limitations applies to § 1983 actions
holding that § 1983 claims are governed by a state’s residual or general personal injury statute of limitations
holding that the residual or general applicable state per sonal injury statute of limitations should be applied in § 1983 actions
holding that the most appropriate statute of limitations in a § 1983 action is found in the “general or residual [state] statute [of limitations] for personal injury actions”
holding that § 1983 claims look to the general state-law limitations statute for personal-injury actions

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Judges: Marshall

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