Legal Opinion
James v. Phoenix General Hospital, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided August 28, 1986No. Nos. 1 CA-CIV 8251, CV-86-0535-PRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.
In this action for wrongful death based on alleged medical malpractice, the surviving spouse and children of decedent Maurice James (appellants) appeal the granting of summary judgment in favor of appellees, Phoenix General Hospital, Inc., Osteopathic Surgeons, Ltd., and Robert Ostwinkle, D.O. The appellants present two issues: (1) whether the three-year statute of limitation period in A.R.S. § 12-564(A) is applicable to a medical malpractice wrongful death claim and, if so, whether it should be interpreted as commencing to run on the date of the victim’s…
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