Mabro v Eagle, Star and British Dominions Insurance Co Ltd: CA 1932

Scrutton LJ said: ‘In my experience the Court has always refused to allow a party or a cause of action to be added where, if it were allowed, the defence of the Statute of Limitations would be defeated. The Court has never treated it as just to deprive a defendant of a legal defence.’

Judges:

Scrutton LJ

Citations:

[1932] 1 KB 485

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedRoberts v Gill and Co Solicitors and Others SC 19-May-2010
The claimant beneficiary in the estate sought damages against solicitors who had acted for the claimant’s brother, the administrator, saying they had allowed him to take control of the assets in the estate. The will provided that property was to be . .
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Limitation, Litigation Practice

Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.415954