THE LAW OF LIMITATION 393
§ Cases where Limitation does not commence even the right to sue has accrued—Sections 6, 7, 8
1. These are cases where a person to whom a right to sue has accrued is suffering from a disability the date on which the right to sue accrued.
2. According to this exception time will not run against a person who is suffering from a disability although the right to sue has accrued to him.
3. Only three kinds of disabilities are recognized— (i) minority, (2) lunacy, (3) idiocy,
4. In the case of a person suffering from a disability, time commences when the disability ceases.
5. Where these disabilities are concurrent or succession in their operation, limitation commences when all such disabilities have ceased.
7. Where the disability continues upto the death of the person then time will commence against his legal representative from the date of his death.
8. If the legal representative is under a disability at the death of the person then time will commence when the disability of the legal representative comes to an end.
9. What is the effect of a disability of persons who are jointly entitled to sue upon the starting point of limitation.
Two cases must be distinguished :
(i) Where only some of them are under a disability,
(ii) Where all of them are under a disability.
I. Where only some of them are under a disability :
(i) Where full discharge or release can be given to the Defendant by the party not under disability without the concurrence of the person under a disability time will commence to run against all of them from the time the right to sue accrues.
(ii) Where no such discharge can be given, time will not run against any of them until the disability ceases or until the person under disability loses his interest in the subject-matter.