Legal Opinion
Mayer v. Good Samaritan Hospital
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided March 17, 1971No. 1 CA-CIV 1152PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.
The only issue presented in this appeal is when does a cause of action for personal injuries arising out of a malpractice action “accrue” for purpose of causing the running of the statute of limitations to commence.
On March 13, 1964, the plaintiff-appellant, Francine Rae Mayer, was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, for the induced delivery of her first child. Mrs. Mayer had previously been under the treatment of Doctors Sattenspiel and Ernst for both pre-natal care and a pre-existing diabetic condition. Following an uneventful delivery, Mrs.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Morrison v. ActonArizona Supreme Court · 1948
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