Arkansas S. Ct.: Legislature May Revive Cases Barred by Statute of Limitations
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The court reverses its precedent, dating back to 1846, that held such revival unconstitutionally restricted the defendant's "vested rights" not to be sued, which had been created by the earlier statute of limitations.
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