Horton v. Carolina Medicorp, Inc.

WHICHARD, Justice.

On 6 December 1993 plaintiff Doris Horton filed a complaint against defendants Carolina Medicorp, Inc.; Forsyth County Hospital Authority, Inc.; and Forsyth Memorial Hospital (collectively, “defendant Hospital”) seeking damages based on the alleged negligence of defendant Hospital’s nursing staff. On 3 May 1994, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, defendant Hospital moved to dismiss the complaint, arguing that plaintiff’s action was barred by the statute of limitations set forth in N.C.G.S. § l-15(c). On 27 June 1994 the trial court…