O'NEILL v. Gray

(after stating the facts as above). The first objection raised by the defendant is the statute of limitations. An action for malpractice must be commenced within two years after the cause of action has accrued. New York Civil Practice Act, § 50. This term has been regarded by the courts as embracing unskillful or illegal practice by doctors or dentists, which results in physical injuries to the person. It is coupled in the statute with other purely personal wrongs— “libel, slander, assault, battery, seduction, criminal conversation, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution.” The injured…