What is the statute of limitations for an action brought by a plaintiff against a wrongdoer?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sherman v. Lloyd, 181 Cal.App.3d 693, 226 Cal.Rptr. 495 (Cal. App. 1986):
"In ordinary tort and contract actions, the statute of limitations ... begins to run upon the occurrence of the last element essential to the cause of action. The plaintiff's ignorance of the cause of action, or of the identity of the wrongdoer, does not toll the statute." (Neel v. Magana,
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