Legal Opinion
Chapman v. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided September 22, 1983No. 14537PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTLEY, Justice.
The question presented, on certification from the federal district court, is whether, in a wrongful death action, the statute of limitations begins to run from the date of death or from the date of the injury from which death resulted. Heirs of the deceased brought the action alleging death resulted from the placement of a defective cardiac pacemaker in the deceased. The pacemaker was inserted on September 4, 1979, and the alleged failure occurred on September 19, 1979. Death occurred on October 2, 1979. The action was not brought until September 29, 1981, more than two years…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Whitley v. Spokane & Inland Railway Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1913
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