Supreme Court· 4/17/1985

Wilson v. Garcia

Citations

471 U.S. 261
105 S. Ct. 1938
85 L. Ed. 2d 254
1985 U.S. LEXIS 1
53 U.S.L.W. 4481

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holding that the appropriate state statute of limitations to borrow for section 1983 actions is that for recovery of damages for personal injuries
holding that section 1983 actions are best analogized to \tort action[s] for recovery of damages for personal injuries\ for statute of limitations purposes
holding that state's personal injury statute of limitations is most appropriate for § 1983 actions
holding that the statute of limitations for § 1983 claims corresponds with the state statute of limitations for personal injury claims
Holding that the most analogous state statute of limitations would be applied for § 1983 claims
holding that state's personal injury statute of limitations is most appropriate for § 1983 actions

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Judges: Stevens, Burger, Brennan, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Rehnquist, O'Connor, Powell

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