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6-2-34
Section 6-2-34 Commencement of actions - Six years. The following must be commenced within
six years: (1) Actions for any trespass to person or liberty, such as false imprisonment or
assault and battery; (2) Actions for any trespass to real or personal property; (3) Actions
for the detention or conversion of personal property; (4) Actions founded on promises in writing
not under seal; (5) Actions for the recovery of money upon a loan, upon a stated or liquidated
account or for arrears of rent due upon a parol demise; (6) Actions for the use and occupation
of land; (7) Motions and other actions against the sureties of any sheriff, coroner, constable,
or any public officer and actions against the sureties of executors, administrators, or guardians
for any nonfeasance, misfeasance, or malfeasance, whatsoever, of their principal, the time
to be computed from the act done or omitted by their principal which fixes the liability of
the surety; (8) Motions and other actions against...
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6-5-4
Section 6-5-4 Recovery of public moneys, funds or property. (a) The Governor may cause actions
to be commenced for the recovery of any public moneys, funds, or property of the state or
of any county which have been lost by the neglect or default of any public officer, which
have been wrongfully expended or disbursed by such officer, which have been wrongfully used
by such officer, or which have been wrongfully received from him. (b) In the event any public
officer or agent of the state or any depositary or custodian of public funds or moneys has
wrongfully used such funds or moneys, actions for the recovery thereof may be commenced before
any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter; and it shall not be ground of objection
to such an action that either, any, or all of the parties defendant do not reside within the
county or within the district in which such action is commenced. (c) Such action may be commenced
in any court of competent jurisdiction; and such officer or agent,...
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6-2-38
Section 6-2-38 Commencement of actions - Two years. (a) An action by a representative to recover
damages for wrongful act, omission, or negligence causing the death of the decedent under
Sections 6-5-391 and 6-5-410 must be commenced within two years from the death. (b)
All actions by common carriers of property subject to Chapter 3 of Title 37 for recovery of
their charges, or any part thereof, shall be begun within two years from the time the cause
of action accrues and not after. (c) For recovery of charges, action shall be begun against
common carriers of property by motor vehicles subject to this article within two years from
the time the cause of action accrues and not after, except as provided in subsection (d) of
this section; provided, that if claim for the overcharge has been presented in writing to
the carrier within the two-year period of limitation, said period shall be extended to include
six months from the time notice in writing is given by the carrier to the claimant...
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9-16-95
Section 9-16-95 Citizens' actions; attorneys, etc., fees allowed as damages. (a) Except as
provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person having an interest which is or may
be adversely affected, (or any citizen of this state having knowledge that any of the provisions
of this article are willfully or deliberately not being enforced and who files a statement
with the regulatory authority in writing and under oath with facts set forth specifically
stating the nature of the failure to enforce the provisions of this article), may commence
a civil action on his own behalf to compel compliance with this article: (1) Against any other
governmental instrumentality or agency to the extent permitted by the Eleventh Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States which is alleged to be in violation of the provisions
of this article or of any rule, regulation, order or permit issued pursuant thereto, or against
any other person who is alleged to be in violation of any rule, regulation,...
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32-7-26
Section 32-7-26 Bond as proof of financial responsibility. (a) Proof of financial responsibility
may be furnished by a bond of a surety company duly authorized to transact business in this
state, or by a bond with at least two individual sureties each owning real estate within this
state and together having equities equal in value to at least twice the amount of such bond,
which real estate shall be scheduled in the bond and approved both as to title and value by
the judge of probate of the county in which such real estate is located. Such bond shall be
conditioned for payments in amounts and under the same circumstances as would be required
in a motor vehicle liability policy and shall not be cancelable except after 10 days' written
notice to the director. The principal and sureties shall execute and deliver an original and
one copy of such bond and schedule and, in addition, when the real property or any part thereof
listed or described in such schedule shall be located in more than...
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4-3-47
Section 4-3-47 Powers of authority generally. The authority shall have the following powers,
together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate
form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time (which may be
in perpetuity) specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its
own name in civil actions, excepting actions in tort against the authority; (3) To adopt and
make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt and alter bylaws
for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, receive, take
and hold, whether by purchase, option to purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, property
of every description, whether real, personal or mixed, whether in one or more counties and
whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, and to manage
said property and to develop any property and to sell, exchange, lease or...
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11-97-8
Section 11-97-8 Powers of corporation; location of facilities of corporation. (a) Every corporation
shall have all of the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes
and provisions of this chapter, including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing)
the following powers: (1) To have succession in its corporate name for the duration of time
(which may be in perpetuity, subject to the provisions of Section 11-97-22 hereof) specified
in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits
and actions and to defend suits against it; (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal
and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations, and
rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, for the regulation and conduct
of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, whether by gift, purchase, transfer, foreclosure,
lease, or otherwise, to construct and to expand, improve, operate,...
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6-5-218
Section 6-5-218 Rule of prescription regarding damages arising out of improvements to real
property. (a) No action in tort, contract, or otherwise shall be commenced against any person
performing or furnishing the design, planning, supervision, or observation of construction
or the construction of an improvement to real property more than seven years after the substantial
completion of such improvement for the recovery of damages for: (1) Any deficiency in the
design, planning, supervision, or observation of construction or construction of such an improvement;
or (2) Injury to real or personal property caused by any such deficiency; or (3) Injury to
or wrongful death of a person caused by any such deficiency. (b) The prohibition provided
in this section shall apply to any action commenced against a person for his own act, or failure
to act, or for the act, or failure to act, of his employees; likewise, the prohibition contained
in this section shall extend to every demand, whether...
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6-5-502
Section 6-5-502 Limitation periods for product liability actions. (a) All product liability
actions against an original seller must be commenced within the following time limits and
not otherwise: (1) Except as specifically provided in subsections (b), (c), and (e) of this
section, within one year of the time the personal injury, death, or property damage occurs;
and (2) Except as specifically provided in subsections (b), (c), and (e) of this section,
each element of a product liability action shall be deemed to accrue at the time the personal
injury, death, or property damage occurs; (b) Where the personal injury, including personal
injury resulting in death, or property damage (i) either is latent or by its nature is not
discoverable in the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time of its occurrence, and (ii)
is the result of ingestion of or exposure to some toxic or harmful or injury-producing substance,
element or particle, including radiation, over a period of time as opposed...
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6-5-753
Section 6-5-753 Commencement of action. (a) All actions against a manufacturer in tort, contract,
or otherwise for death or injury to person or damage to property arising out of an accident
shall be commenced within two years next after a cause of action accrues, and not thereafter.
Causes of action for wrongful death accrue upon the death of the testator or intestate. (b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a), and except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), no action
for death or injury to a person or damage to property arising out of an accident may be brought
against a manufacturer if any of the following circumstances apply: (1) The accident occurred
after the applicable repose period beginning on either: a. The date of delivery of the aircraft
to its first purchaser or lessee, if delivered directly from the manufacturer. b. The date
of first delivery of the aircraft to a person engaged in the business of selling or leasing
such aircraft. (2) The accident occurred with respect to any...
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