Morrison v. Bestler

387 S.E.2d 753 (1990)

Dorothy T. MORRISON

v.

James Michael BESTLER, M.D., et al.

Record No. 880177.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 12, 1990.

C. Richard Cranwell (Patrick S. Shiel, Cranwell, Flora & Moore, on briefs), for appellant.

Susan Waddell Spangler (George W. Wooten, Fox, Wooten & Hart, on brief), for appellees.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., COMPTON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL, WHITING and LACY, JJ., and POFF, Senior Justice.

LACY, Justice.

In this medical malpractice case, we determine whether failure to comply with the provisions of Code § 8.01-581.2, which state that no action "shall be brought within…