Does the doctrine of equitable tolling apply to relieve the bar of the statute of limitations?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Stalberg v. Western Title Ins. Co., 27 Cal.App.4th 925, 32 Cal.Rptr.2d 750 (Cal. App. 1994):
Plaintiffs ask us to apply the doctrine of equitable tolling to relieve them from the bar of the statute of limitations. "[T]he equitable tolling doctrine fosters the policy of the law of this state which favors avoiding forfeitures and allowing good faith litigants their day in court." (Addison v. State of
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