Legal Opinion
Russell v. Olmedo
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided March 8, 1971PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLCOTT, Chief Justice:
This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court dismissing an action for personal injuries by reason of 10 Del.C. § 8118, imposing a two-year period of limitations for the bringing of such actions.
This action seeks to recover for personal injuries resulting from alleged medical malpractice on April 14, 1966. The gravamen of the complaint is that instead of performing a trigeminal neuralgia, the surgeon in question actually performed a trigeminal rhizotomy.
On April 2, 1968, plaintiff filed a complaint seeking to recover for the alleged personal injuries.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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