Facts
Plaintiff had shared sex, alcohol and marijuana with the 17 years old daughter of Defendants Earl and Ann Puryear. Then Dickens was threatened with a pistol, handcuffed, beaten and threatened with the castration. After that, Defendant let Dickens go home, if only he will leave the state of North Carolina or he will be killed. More than 3 years later, Plaintiff filled the suit against Puryear alleging them in intentionally inflicted mental distress toward him. The court issued that the sue is exceeded the one-year status of the limitations that applied to assault and battery. Plaintiff appealed the court decision in case that the limitations of mental distress falls under the three-year period.
Legal issue
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