Lind v. Zekman

The plaintiff, Fannie Lind, appeals from the entry of a summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Dr. Theodore Zekman. The trial court entered the summary judgment order after determining that the plaintiff’s claim was barred by the applicable statute of limitations pertaining to personal injuries. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 83, par. 15.) We reverse.

The plaintiff first became a patient of Dr. Zekman’s in 1952. On February 4, 1969, Dr. Zekman performed a lens extraction on the plaintiff’s right eye. Thereafter, on March 13,1969, or March 17,1969, he removed the stitches placed in the…