Hurdle v. Prinz

For purpose of review we consolidated the appeals of these two tort actions, which were decided by different trial courts but present a common issue. In each case, the personal injury cause of action accrued while the plaintiff was a minor and before the operative date of the 1972 statute lowering the age of majority; we here examine the effect of that statute upon the time when the two-year statute of limitations applicable to both actions began to run.

In one case, appellant Gail D. Hurdle, born July 13, 1954, alleged defendants Warner Prinz, M.D. and The Arlington Hospital were guilty of…