Tynan v. Walker

35 Cal. 634 ·

Supreme Court of California

Published · citable Cited by 1

Holding

The court held that a cause of action accrues for the purposes of the statute of limitations when the right to sue exists, irrespective of whether a legally competent person is available to bring the action, and that the statute begins to run at that moment unless an express statutory exception applies.

Cited by (1)

RICHARD W. GRAHAM, as Administrator with the Will Annexed, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Individually and as Trustee, etc., Defendant and Respondent; SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN, Intervener and Respondent (1961) 197 Cal. App. 2d 438