Another case where anger starts and continues a lawsuit.

Cheryl Swanson is appealing a lawsuit she is fighting pro se against the Boy Scouts of America. Pro Se means without an attorney. Swanson has all ready lost her case at the trial court level and at the Ohio Appellate Court. She claims she was injured at a Boy Scout Camp on a slip ‘n’ slide. She alleged received a traumatic brain injury.

Her first case and her appeal were dismissed because she had not filed her lawsuit within the time allowed. Legally, she had missed the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations is the time within which a lawsuit must be filed. In Ohio the statute of limitations to file a tort claim is two years. Tort is the name given to lawsuits filed for personal injuries. This suit was filed five years after the accident.

What is interesting is the plaintiff’s statements in the article. “…she filed the appeal because she’s right. “They were at fault,” Swanson said of the Boy Scouts organization. “They knew they were at fault and they’re dragging it out.” See Case against Scouts heads to higher court

This is an angry person. You read the article and it is clear where the anger comes from. You can read clearly that the anger is what is fueling this litigation.

Statutes of limitations are cut and dried and the plaintiff’s chance at success is nil in this case. She probably has been told that, but anger can fuel the energy to go up against an insurmountable fortress.