Nowling v. Walton Regional Hospital

ALLEN, Judge.

The appellant challenges two orders, including a summary final judgment entered for the appellees based on the statute of limitations. We conclude that the section 766.104(2), Florida Statutes, extension to the limitations period should have been applied so as to preclude the summary judgment. We also conclude that no constitutional infirmity has been shown with regard to the application of this statutory extension.

During the two-year limitations period in section 95.11(4)(b), Florida Statutes, the appellant filed a petition for an extension under section 766.104(2), which…