Brown v. Mason

The plaintiff, Joyce Brown, filed suit against the defendants, John Mason, Jr., and Lakeview Medical Center, for medical malpractice. The trial court dismissed the complaint, holding that the plaintiff’s cause of action was barred under section 13 — 212 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 110, par. 13 — 212). The plaintiff appeals, contending the statutory period under either section 13 — 205 or section 13 — 215 should be applied to her cause of action. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 110, pars. 13 — 205, 13 — 215.) She also maintains section 13 — 212 violates the equal…