Sherwood v. Danbury Hospital

Opinion

PALMER, J.

This case returns to us for a second time. The plaintiff, Roberta Ann Sherwood, commenced this action against the defendant, Danbury Hospital, alleging that she had contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), from a blood transfusion that she had received during surgery. After the trial court, Radcliffe, J., rendered judgment for the defendant because, among other things, the plaintiffs action was barred by the three year' statute of repose contained in General Statutes § 52-584, 1 the plaintiff…