Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Fresno Community Hospital
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 19, 1974No. Civ. 1757PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FRANSON, J.
This appeal presents the question of the applicable statute of limitations for an action based on an alleged wrongful curtailment of a physician’s use of hospital facilities to practice his specialty. For the reasons hereafter stated we hold that the two-year limitation period of Code of Civil Procedure, section 339, subdivision 1 applies.
On January 29, 1971, the appellant filed a complaint in which he alleges: That he is a physician and surgeon licensed by the State of California and is a specialist in general surgery and gynecology. He is possessed of all the skills and…
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