Eberhard v. Harper-Grace Hospitals

Plaintiff Thomas Eberhard appeals as of right from an August 31, 1987, order granting summary disposition in favor of the defendant on plaintiff’s negligence claim based on the equitable doctrine of laches. Following oral arguments in this appeal, we remanded the case to the trial court for a hearing and decision on the statute of limitations issue pled by defendant as an alternative affirmative defense. Our purpose in doing so was to have the case developed in as full a posture as possible on both the equitable and legal defenses pled by defendant before reviewing the court’s decision to…