LARTHEY BY LARTHEY v. Bland

TAMILIA, Judge:

Following a writ of summons on January 8, 1982, plaintiffs/appellants filed a complaint in trespass on April 16, 1982 alleging that defendant/appellee, an obstetrician, was negligent in his handling of the birth and delivery of the minor appellant, Michael Larthey, on July 14, 1979. Appellee filed an answer and new matter denying appellants’ factual averments and legal conclusions and specifically raising as a defense that appellants’ action was barred by the applicable two-year statute of limitations, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524. Discovery proceeded for approximately four years.…