Kelly v. Richmond

Joan C. Kelly, personal representative of the estate of Jack R. Lipar, deceased, appeals from a January 2, 1986, order by the Wexford Circuit Court granting summary disposition in favor of defendants Mercy Hospital of Cadillac, Thomas F. Richmond, M.D., and Medical Arts Group, P.C. In the complaint, plaintiff alleged that defendants committed medical malpractice by failing to properly diagnose the decedent’s condition. Summary disposition was granted on the basis that the complaint was barred by the statute of limitations.

The facts are not in substantial dispute. On July 24, 1980, decedent…