Stewart v. Darrow

The plaintiffs appeal from a decision of the Rutland Superior Court granting the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the ground that the statute of limitations barred the claim. We affirm.

Due to the procedural posture of the case there is no controversy over the relevant facts. The plaintiffs filed suit against the defendants alleging liability stemming from medical malpractice by the defendants. During the period between the alleged malpractice and the filing of suit, the legislature amended the pertinent statute of limitations on two separate occasions. The relevant chronology is as…