Castro v. Harris County’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate · 9 state decisions

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1. “[W]e think the purpose of the statutes of limitation will be given proper effect by holding that petitioner’s action was commenced with the filing of the original petition. Respondent was then notified of the nature of the claim and the occurrence or transaction out of which it arose. He and his attorneys, who have represented him throughout this litigation, were then given timely opportunity to interview witnesses and to obtain such evidence as they deemed advisable to defend the suit. While petitioner made a mistake in her original petition as to the defendant that should have been sued, respondent was at all times fully cognizant of the facts and could not have been misled as to the basis of the suit, nor was he placed at any disadvantage in obtaining relevant evidence to defend the same. Under these conditions, we think it would be a misapplication of the statutes of limitation to hold that petitioner’s action was barred.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gregg v. Barron

2. “The statute of limitations ... was not created to provide a log behind which opportunistic defendants could smugly lay for two years and then emerge solemnly proclaiming their statutory rights under the provisions of Article 5526, when facts show that such defendants were fully aware that the plaintiffs were legally mistaken as to their true identity.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tisdale v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.