Smith v. Wallace

HOLLAND, Justice.

The defendant-appellant, Samuel A. Smith, M.D. 1 (“Dr. Smith”), has filed this interlocutory appeal seeking relief from the order of the Superior Court denying his motion for summary judgment. The plaintiffs-appel-lees, Laura J. Wallace (“Laura Wallace”) and Edgar C. Wallace alleged in a complaint that Dr. Smith, a psychiatrist at Delaware State Hospital, was negligent in his medical treatment of Laura Wallace. The Superior Court held that there was a material factual dispute about whether the Wallaces’ complaint was timely filed.

In this appeal, Dr. Smith contends that the…