Legal Opinion
Steele v. Organon, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 25, 1986No. 6719-0-IIIPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
Doris Steele appeals the Superior Court's summary dismissal of her medical malpractice action against Skaggs Drug Centers and Elizabeth Welty, M.D. The court determined the action was filed after the applicable statute of limitation had run. We affirm.
*231In late July 1973, Mrs. Steele was hospitalized under the care of Dr. Welty for a severe migraine headache. Upon discharge, Dr. Welty prescribed a drug called Wigraine, and Mrs. Steele had the prescription filled at a Skaggs drugstore. Directions advised her to take: "Two tablets at onset of headache. [R]epeat every half to one hour for three…
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