McMIDDLETON v. BOLLING

In these consolidated medical malpractice actions, plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court’s order granting summary disposition in favor of defendants Steven F. Bolling, M.D., and the University of Michigan Medical Center. We affirm and hold that the appointment of a successor personal representative cannot revive a complaint that the predecessor personal representative filed more than two years after being appointed.

I. BASIC FACTS

On April 1, 1999, Dr. Bolling performed surgery on Naomi Harris, which included a “mitral, tricuspid and aortic valve repair and a saphenous vein grafting of…