Scott v. Orlando

This case comes before the court on appeal from judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, dismissing appellants’ complaint.

This cause of action involves a medical malpractice claim brought by appellants, Milo D. Scott and Carolyn Joyce Scott, against appellee, Joseph Orlando, M.D. The doctor-patient relationship terminated on March 20, 1978, and appellants filed their complaint in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas on August 31, 1979. The parties agreed that the complaint was filed within the statute of limitations, as extended under the provisions of R.C. 2305.11, when…