Renda v. Frazer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCHNEPP, J.
We are called upon to determine whether a physician may be equitably estopped from asserting the Statute of Limitations as a bar to a medical malpractice action absent an affirmative claim that the patient was induced by fraud, misrepresentation or deception to refrain from filing a timely action.
On March 14, 1973 Dr. John P. Frazer performed ear surgery on plaintiff Yolanda Renda at Strong Memorial Hospital during which he severed her seventh facial nerve. After the operation, Ms. Renda’s face was partially paralyzed; she was unable to move the muscles on the…
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