Holmes v. Iwasa
Idaho Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
BAKES, Justice.
Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant in this professional malpractice action.
The sequence of events is virtually undisputed. The dispute arises over when the plaintiff’s cause of action accrued and when the statute of limitations began to run in this case. The evidence before the district court indicated that plaintiff, William Holmes, initially went to the defendant, Dr. George Iwasa, an optometrist practicing in Weiser and Cambridge, Idaho, on July 24, 1974, for a routine eye examination. Plaintiff complained of headaches and sensitivity…
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