Barrio v. San Manuel Division Hospital for Magma Copper Co.

FELDMAN, Justice.

Teresa V. Barrio (plaintiff) was born on August 8, 1962 at the hospital operated by Magma Copper Company’s (Magma) San Manuel Division. In 1982 she filed suit against the hospital and two of the doctors who practiced there (defendants), alleging that medical care rendered at the time of her birth resulted in serious and permanent injuries, including paralysis and a loss of intellectual function. The filing was timely under Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 12-502, the general tolling statute that covers the effect of minority, insanity or imprisonment on the time allowed for bringing any…