Principle

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Right of Access to Court — Time Limit for Commencing Action Not Unconstitutional

Area of law
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Statutory limitation periods do not violate constitutional rights of access to court. The Constitution does not forbid time limits for commencing actions. The principle applies to constitutional law and civil procedure. The rule upholds limitation statutes as valid legislative acts. Reasonable time restrictions are procedural,…

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