Legal Opinion
Adams v. Ison
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 20, 1952PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STANLEY, Commissioner.
This appeal concerns the application of the doctrine of estoppel to a pl'ea of the statute of limitations in a malpractice action. A demurrer to the plea of estoppel was sustained. The plaintiff rested his casa on that ruling and suffered its dismissal.
The petition, filed February 22, 1949, alleges that in March, 1929, he had pneumonia and was treated by the defendant, Ison, a physician and surgeon in Blackey. In the course of the treatment, a rubber tube about six inches long was inserted in plaintiff’s right lung. Through the alleged negligence of the defendant, the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Maloney v. BrackettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Security Trust Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948
- Pickett v. AglinskyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by59 opinions
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