Beacham v. Palmer

Plaintiff appeals the dismissal of her medical malpractice action against the estate of Courtenay Palmer, M.D. We affirm the trial court’s ruling that the statute of limitations had run as against the estate.

This case arises from medical treatment plaintiff received in May 1981. On May 6, 1983, plaintiff filed his suit against various physicians, including the late Dr. Palmer, who had died in Florida on March 17, 1983. Plaintiff’s attorney learned of the doctor’s death that same month, and on April 29, 1983, letters of administration were issued in Florida to Dr. Palmer’s widow, Marlene…