Fugate v. Volck

Fain, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Marie Fugate appeals from a summary judgment rendered in favor of defendant-appellee Thomas C. Volck, D.D.S. The trial court held that Volck was entitled to summary judgment because the statute of limitations had expired prior to the filing of the complaint in this case on August 18, 1989. Fugate argues that the “cognizable event” that triggered the limitations period did not occur until September 1, 1988, when she discussed her condition with a different dentist, who told her that the problems she was experiencing were the result of Volck’s having…