Legal Opinion
Johnston v. Bowen
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 23, 1993No. 23924PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Toal, Associate Justice:
This is a medical malpractice action which was dismissed on a summary judgment motion of the defendant based on the health care provider statute of limitations. We affirm.
FACTS
Ms. Johnston injured her right knee on June 5,1982 in a car accident. On September 2,1982, Ms. Johnston was referred to Dr. Bowen. Although an arthrogram showed no evidence of any tear of the medical meniscus of her right knee, Dr. Bowen performed surgery on Ms. Johnston’s knee on October 4,1983. Ms. Johnston later injured her left knee. Dr. Bowen performed surgery on the left knee on November…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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