Legal Opinion
Lamont v. Wolfe
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 26, 1983No. Civ. 66654PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J.
The issue in this appeal is whether an amended complaint for wrongful death filed by a husband after the statute of limitations had run relates back to a timely action by the husband for loss of consortium. We hold that the relation back doctrine applies under these circumstances.
Facts and Proceedings Below
The action was originally filed on May 12, 1978, by the current plaintiff and appellant, Ronald Lamont, and his wife, Berniece Lamont. They alleged that Bemiece Lamont was admitted to UCLA Hospital in May of 1977 for treatment of an illness, and that, as a proximate result…
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