United States

Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.

446 U.S. 740 (1980)

JurisdictionUnited States

Year1980

Statusunclear

Key Principle

In diversity, state law defining commencement for limitations purposes controls when it is intertwined with the substantive limitations right and no Federal Rule covers the point.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — statute-of-limitations

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