King by and Through Small v. Albemarle Hospital Authority

NEWBY, Justice.

**468In this case we decide whether the appointment of a guardian ad litem on behalf of a minor removes the disability of minority and starts the running of the statute of limitations. As a minor's legal representative with the authority and directive to act, a guardian ad litem advocates for the legal rights of the minor in the minor's stead. The trial court's appointment of a guardian ad litem on behalf of a minor therefore removes that minor's disability of minority and starts the running of the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations continues to run even if the…