Vaughn v. Langmack

The plaintiff in this action for malpractice against a duly licensed physician and surgeon has appealed from a judgment for the defendant which followed a ruling of the court below sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the complaint, based upon the ground that the action is barred by the statute of limitation.

As stated in the plaintiff’s brief:

“The sole question presented by this appeal is whether a cause of action for medical malpractice, arising out of negligently leaving and failing to remove a surgical needle from plaintiff’s body, accrues at the time of the negligent act, or at the time it…