Legal Opinion
Puro v. Henry
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 7, 1982PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff Victoria Puro to recover damages against Philip Henry, a surgeon, and Griffin Hospital for alleged medical malpractice to which the defendants interposed the special defense of the statute of limitations.1 In her amended reply the plaintiff alleged that the defendants had fraudulently concealed the existence of a surgical needle in the plaintiff. At the time of trial the complaint sounded in one count each of negligence and breach of contract against Henry and in one count of negligence against Griffin Hospital.2 After a trial to the jury *303the court…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- State v. HayesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- Pierce v. AlbaneseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Alaimo v. RoyerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Ardoline v. KeeganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Handler v. Remington Arms Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
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3Cited by97 opinions
- Petyan v. EllisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Connell v. ColwellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Berry v. LoiseauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Barrett v. Danbury HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Doe v. Yale UniversitySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
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