Banfield v. Sierra View Local District Hospital

Opinion

FRANSON, Acting P. J.

Appellant, the plaintiff in a medical malpractice action, appeals from judgments of dismissal entered after the trial court sustained the demurrers of respondents—two public hospital districts—without leave to amend. The basis for the trial court’s ruling was that appellant’s complaint was barred by the one-year statute of limitations set forth in Code of Civil Procedure section 340.5.1

Appellant makes several independent contentions on appeal as to why the judgments should be reversed. First, appellant contends the trial court erred in denying him relief from the…