Legal Opinion

DeMartino v. Albert Einstein Medical Center

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 29, 1983No. 2343PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge:

The present appeal presents the issue of whether a prospective medical malpractice plaintiff need have knowledge, or should, through the exercise of reasonable diligence, have knowledge that a personal injury which he has suffered was the result of professional negligence, before the two-year statute of limitations commences against his cause of action.

Appellant herein contends that the lower court erred in granting appellee Albert Einstein Medical Center (“AEMC”) summary judgment on the grounds that the statute of limitations barred his complaint in trespass. We disagree and…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Smith v. Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Ayers v. MorganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  4. Schaffer v. LarzelereSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Nesbitt v. Erie Coach Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

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3Cited by75 opinions

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  4. Bussineau v. President of Georgetown CollegeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. Nicolaou, N., h/w, Aplts. v. J. Martin M.D.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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