Legal Opinion
Zitomer v. Slate
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 27, 1974No. 673, September Term, 1973PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
Powers, J., concurs and filed a concurring opinion at page 730 infra.
Appellants are the surviving husband and children of Ruth Miriam Zitomer who died on November 6, 1969 as a result of the alleged malpractice of her doctor and of the hospital where she was treated for injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
On the date of her demise, a two-year period of limitations was applicable to actions for wrongful death under the then existing provisions of Code, Art. 67, § 4. Accordingly, the action would then have been barred as of November 6,1971. A two-count declaration for wrongful death was…
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