Landgraff v. Wagner

OPINION

FROEB, Judge.

This is a medical malpractice action brought by Esther A. Landgraff (appellant) after the discovery and removal of a surgical clamp which had been left within her abdomen following surgery.

The trial court found that the statute of limitations barred the action against the ap-pellees, A. G. Wagner, M.D., Frank R. Precheny, M.D., Samaritan Health Services and Good Samaritan Hospital, and accordingly entered summary judgment in their favor dismissing the case. On appeal we are asked to review the judgment on two issues: namely, whether the applicable statute of limitations is…