Poole v. General Motors Corporation et al.
Annotate this CaseGeneral Motors of Canada Limited ("GM Canada") petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus to direct the Choctaw Circuit Court to enter a summary judgment in its favor on the ground that the plaintiff's substitution of GM Canada for a fictitiously named defendant was made after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations and does not relate back to the filing of the original petition. Upon review of the matter, the Supreme Court concluded GM Canada met the requirements for the issuance of the writ. The Court granted the petition and issued the writ.
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