Colburn v. Wilson

This is a medical negligence case. The plaintiffs, Scott and Susan Colburn, filed suit in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County against the defendant, Dr. Barry Wilson, alleging that he committed acts of negligence during the course of his treatment of Mrs. Colburn in 1985 and 1986.

The Colburns appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of Dr. Wilson. The issues before this Court are whether the Colburns stated a cause of action, and if so, whether the cause of action was time-barred by the statute of limitations.

During the summer of 1985, Susan Colburn became pregnant. In August of…