Legal Opinion

Anita T. Owens, and v. Raymond White, John C. McCarter Alfred Popma, and St. Lukes Hospital, a Corporation, And

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 12, 1965No. 19251PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KOELSCH, Circuit Judge.

On October 14, 1963, plaintiff filed her complaint in the district court, seeking to recover judgment against defendants for damages resulting from their alleged malpractice. Jurisdiction was based upon diversity of citizenship of the parties. The court granted defendants’ motions to dismiss plaintiff’s several claims on the ground that, under the governing Idaho law, plaintiff’s right to prosecute them was barred by the statute of limitations. The court did not rule on the part of the defendant doctors’ motion, which attacked the complaint for failing to state “any…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Billings v. Sisters of Mercy of IdahoIdaho Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Seitz v. JonesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1961
  3. Costa v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
  4. Hundley v. St. Francis HospitalCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
  5. Myers v. StevensonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Lopez v. SwyerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
  2. Rozny v. MarnulIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
  3. Davis v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
  4. Hatsumi Yoshizaki v. Hilo HospitalHawaii Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Vispisiano v. Ashland Chemical Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1987

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