Blastos v. Elliot Community Hospital

The single issue in this case is whether the plaintiff’s action is controlled by the two-year limitation or the six-year limitation in RSA 508:4. That statute provides as follows: “Personal actions. Actions of trespass to the person, *392actions for malpractice, and actions for defamatory words may be brought within two years, and all other personal actions within six years, after the cause of action accrued, and not afterward.” (Emphasis supplied). This statute is in substantially the same form as it appeared in the General Statutes enacted in 1867 except for the amendment of 1937 which added…