Gaudynski v. Corbett

This medical malpractice action was brought by the plaintiff, Theodore Gaudynski, to recover damages arising out of the hip-pinning surgery that was performed upon him at Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center (Mt. Sinai) in Chicago, Illinois. The defendants, M. M. Corbett, Leo Miller, Sidney Morgenstem and Mt. Sinai, filed motions to dismiss plaintiff*s complaint, based on the statute of limitations defense (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 83, par. 22.1). The trial court granted their motion, and plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

The issue presented for review is whether the statute of limitations begins to…