Can I sue for personal injuries for minor child after 9 years?
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Can I sue for personal injuries for minor child after 9 years?
Child suffered shattered and broken arm after falling from 2nd floor window of apartment complex. Child was 1 1/2 when the accident occurred.
Asked on June 20, 2012 under Personal Injury, South Carolina
Answers:
Nelson Abbott / Abbott & Associates
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Yes. Statute of limitations does not start to run for a child until they turn legal age (18 years old). Therefore, the statute of limitations has not run yet and it isn't too late to make a claim.
Of course, you still have to prove that someone was negligent and that led to the fall.
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