Collins v. WILMINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, INCORPORATED

TAYLOR, Judge.

Defendants have moved for summary judgment on the ground that this action was not filed within the statutory period permitted by the applicable statute of limitations. The action was filed on December 18, 1972.

The series of medical treatments for which plaintiff sues defendant Dr. George W. Eriksen, Jr. [Dr. Eriksen] and Wilmington Medical Center, Inc. [Center] commenced on August 21, 1970 when Dr. Eriksen treated plaintiff at the General Division of Center for a serious cut on plaintiff’s right wrist. Dr. Eriksen sutured the cut and placed the arm in a cast. Plaintiff remained…