Legal Opinion
Belton v. Bowers Ambulance Service
California Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1999No. S072534PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHIN, J.
Plaintiff Raymond Bruce Belton, an inmate in a federal prison, sued Bowers Ambulance Service (Bowers) for injuries he allegedly suffered on January 4, 1996, while Bowers transported him from the prison to a hospital. Belton filed the action on January 10, 1997, more than one year after the alleged injury. Bowers demurred to the complaint, contending that the statute of limitations barred the action. The trial court sustained the demurrer. The Court of Appeal reversed, holding that “A prisoner’s time to sue a health care provider can be extended by incarceration up to the…
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