Legal Opinion
McCarty v. Hospital Corp. of America
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 22, 1990No. 77A01-9007-CV-288PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant John W. McCarty (McCarty) appeals the trial court's grant of judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendant-appellees Hospital Corporation of America and Terre Haute Regional Hospital (the Hospital). The sole issue presented for our review is whether McCarty's amended complaint relates back to the time of the original complaint, thus bringing the amended claims within the statute of limitations. We reverse.
FACTS
On October 1, 1982, McCarty filed his complaint for damages against the Hospital, alleging that cervical dise excision surgery performed on him at the…
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