Legal Opinion

Bickford v. Joson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 15, 1987No. 01594PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

In this claim by appellants, James J. and Louise Bickford, for personal injuries on the basis of medical malpractice, the parties by cross motions for summary judgment, brought before the trial court the issue of the statute of limitations. After consideration of the record, the court found appellants’ suit to be barred by the running of the statute of limitations and dismissed. We affirm.

The claim of malpractice is based on the assertion that the appellees, Raymond Joson, M.D., and Mercy Catholic Medical Center, failed to perform appropriate diagnostic studies, particularly…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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