McGuinness v Armstrong Patents

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date31 July 1980
Date31 July 1980
Docket Number[1975 No. 2057 P.]
CourtHigh Court
(H.C.)
McGuinness
and
Armstrong Patents

Negligence -Added defendant - Computation of limitation period - Service of summons - Rules of the Superior Courts, 1962 (S.I. No. 72), Or. 15, r.13 - Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38), s. 11 -Statute of Limitations, 1957 (No. 6), s. 11.

The plaintiff suffered personal injuries on the 21st June, 1972, when a motor car, in which she was a passenger, crashed after one of its wheels became detached from the vehicle. The plaintiff issued and served on two defendants a summons in which she claimed damages from them and alleged that her injuries had been caused by their negligence. The plaintiff was then informed that the accident had been caused by the failure of a part of the car which had been manufactured by the third...

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