Legal Opinion
Coffey v. Bresnahan
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided February 27, 1986No. 84-454PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, J.
In this interlocutory transfer without ruling, we are asked to determine, inter alia, whether the statutes of limitations and prohibitions contained in RSA 556:1, :3, :5, and :11 bar the plaintiffs’ medical malpractice action against the defendant estate. We hold that RSA 556:11 does not bar the plaintiffs’ action, and remand for a determination of whether RSA 556:28 may be applied to relieve plaintiffs from the penalty of noncompliance with RSA 556:1, :3, and :5.
By writ dated April 11, 1984, the plaintiffs, Lisa Coffey and her parents, James and Maria Coffey, brought this medical malpractice…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Carson v. MaurerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- Gould v. Concord HospitalSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
- Belkner v. PrestonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1975
- White v. LeeSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
- Holway v. AmesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1905
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3Cited by17 opinions
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