Enfield v. Hunt

Opinion

ASHBY, J.

In this medical malpractice action plaintiffs Joseph and Claire Enfield appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendants Drs. Hunt. Hirabayashi, and Mannis which was granted on the theory that plaintiffs’ first amended complaint, depositions, and answers to interrogatories establish as a matter of law that the claim is barred by the statute of limitations. Defendants contend the action was filed more than “one year after the plaintiff discovered], or through the use of reasonable diligence should have discovered, the injury . . . .” (Code Civ. Proc., § 340.5; Sanchez v.…