Legal Opinion
Wyler v. Tripi
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided February 24, 1971No. 69-611PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHerbert, J.
R. C. 2305.11 provides, in pertinent part:
“An action for * * * malpractice * * * shall be brought within one year after the cause thereof accrued * * * .”
This dispute concerns the date upon which the statute of limitations commences to run in a medical malpractice case and necessitates a re-examination of this court’s holdings in Gillette v. Tucker (1902), 67 Ohio St. 106, 65 N. E. 865; Bowers v. Santee (1919), 99 Ohio St. 361, 124 N. E. 238; DeLong v. Campbell (1952), 157 Ohio St. 22, 104 N. E. 2d 177.
As stated by Judge Stewart in the syllabus of DeLong v. Campbell, supra:
*166“As to a cause of…
2Cases cited60 opinions
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3Cited by87 opinions
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