Legal Opinion
Kelemen v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 22, 1982No. Civ. 21686PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PUGLIA, P. J.
We issued an alternative writ of prohibition to consider whether the trial court exceeded its jurisdiction in setting a separate trial to determine whether the statute of limitations contained in Code of Civil Procedure section 340.5 or that in Civil Code section 29 controls a minor’s cause of action fof injuries allegedly caused by medical malpractice before or during birth. While we shall find that the trial court did not act improperly, we shall conclude that Code of Civil Procedure section 340.5 states the applicable period of limitations in a medical malpractice…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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