Bregant ex rel. Bregant v. Fink

CRIST, Judge.

Minor plaintiff appeals from dismissal of a wrongful death action arising from the death of plaintiffs father. The action was dismissed on the grounds that the three-year statute of limitations for a wrongful death suit had run. We affirm.

Plaintiff’s father was admitted to defendant, Christian Hospital Northeast, on August 12, 1980, for elective surgery. On August 14, 1980, he received various medications in preparation for surgery. Plaintiff's father suffered a severe allergic reaction to those medications and died shortly thereafter.

On December 3, 1985, plaintiff brought a…