Minnesota Statutes 508.79 – Limitation of Action
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Any action or proceeding pursuant to section 508.76 to recover damages out of the general fund, shall be commenced within six years from the time when the right to commence the same accrued, and not afterwards. If at the time the right accrued or thereafter within the six-year period, the person entitled to bring such action or proceeding is a minor, or is a person who lacks the mental capacity to make decisions, or imprisoned, or absent from the United States in its service or the service of the state, such person, or anyone claiming under that person, may commence such action or proceeding within two years after such disability is removed.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 508.79
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Minor: means an individual under the age of 18. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44