TOLLING STATUTE

tolling statute. A law that interrupts the running of a statute of limitations in certain situations, as when the defendant cannot be served with process in the forum jurisdiction. [Cases: Limitation of Actions 43–138. C.J.S. Contracts § 582; Employer–Employee Relationship § 87; Limitations of Actions§§ 21, 81–195, 197–251, 303; Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers […]