Woods v. Sapolsky

Tanita Woods, appellant, seeks review of an order dismissing with prejudice her complaint for medical malpractice based on the expiration of the statute of limitations. Because the four corners of her complaint do not contain the facts necessary to determine whether the statute of limitations bars the action, we reverse.

In her complaint, appellant alleged that on December 20, 1996, Belinda Dukes, the decedent, was admitted into the Emergency Department of Methodist Medical Center with complaints of severe abdominal pain. Appellant further alleged that Dr. Jeffrey H. Sapolsky, an employee of…