Statute of Limitations Precludes Suit Against Howard Hughes' Heirs

Dummar v. Lummis, 2008 WL 4183338 (9/12/08) (Published) - The statute of limitations precluded Melvin Dummar, the subject of the movie "Melvin and Howard," from suing the Howard Hughes heirs because they conspired to lie that Mr. Hughes never left his hotel for a long period of time that included the time, December, 1967, Mr. Dummar claimed he met and helped Mr. Hughes in the Nevada desert, prompting Mr. Hughes to put Mr. Dummar in his will. Recently, Mr. Dummar ran into a pilot who disclosed that he dropped Mr. Hughes off at a brothel in the Nevada desert in December, 1967, fell asleep, couldn't find Mr. Hughes and was told Mr. Hughes had left alone. Later, an aide to Mr. Hughes ordered the pilot to destroy all record references to Mr. Hughes as a passenger and had the pilot sign a nondisclosure agreement. While Mr. Dummar did not have the pilot's evidence until now, Mr. Dummar knew the grounds for his current lawsuit---that the heirs were lying---at the time of the will lawsuit 30 years ago. Out of luck