Turner v. Mercy Hospitals & Health Services

Holbrook, Jr., J.

In this wrongful death action, plaintiff appeals as of right from an order granting defendants summary disposition based on the statute of limitations. We affirm.

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On June 28, 1989, plaintiff’s sister, decedent Althea Irving, who was three months pregnant, was treated for vaginal bleeding at the emergency room of Samaritan Health Center. The treating physicians diagnosed Irving as having an "inevitable abortion” and a suction curettage procedure was performed. Irving was admitted to the hospital but was discharged that evening at approximately 9:00 p.m. According to plaintiff,…