Legal Opinion
Wing v. Lorton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 17, 2011No. 107,930PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLBERT, V.C.J.
4 1 The issue in this matter is whether the claim for medical malpractice is timely. Proper application of the discovery rule discloses that reasonable minds could differ as to when the plaintiff knew or should have known of the injury or condition resulting from the defendants' alleged failure to diagnose and provide proper treatment. Therefore, it was error for the lower courts to hold the claim was time-barred as a matter of law and the matter must be remanded for a determination by the trier of fact.
12 On February 10, 2006, Patricia Hawk Wing's car collided head on with a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Carmichael v. BellerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Darrell Taylor, D/B/A Darrell Taylor Topographic Charts v. Joseph B. Meirick, D/B/A Lakes IllustratedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Reynolds v. PorterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Akin v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- Stuckey v. Young Exploration Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
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3Cited by22 opinions
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