Conklin v. Draper
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The question on the defendant’s appeal is whether the first of the two separately stated and numbered causes of action is barred by the two-year Statute of Limitations contained in section 50 of the Civil Practice Act.
The defendant, a physician, operated upon the plaintiff for appendicitis. The operation was performed on May 27, 1925, at the Lexington Hospital in the city of New York. This action was commenced on July 5, 1929, more than four years thereafter. During the course of the operation the defendant used a pair of arterial forceps. After removing the appendix the wound was closed,…
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