Limitation periods

A.S.C.A. § 43.0120 — under General Provisions.

A.S.C.A. § 43.0120

Actions may be brought within the following times after their causes accrue, and not afterward, except where otherwise especially declared:

(1) actions brought to set aside a will, within 6 months from the time the will is filed in the clerk’s office for probate and notice thereof is given;

(2) actions founded on injuries to the person or reputation, including injuries to relative rights, whether based on contract or tort, or for a statutory penalty, within 2 years;

(3) actions founded on unwritten contracts, or brought for injuries to property, within 3 years;

(4) actions to set aside a judgment or decree quieting title to real estate, within 5 years after the rendition of the judgment or decree;

(5) actions founded on written contracts, or a judgment of a court of record, within 10 years;

(6) actions brought for the recovery of real property, within 20 years;

(7) all actions for which no limitation period is provided, 3 years.

History: 1962, PL 7-36.