Quinlan v. Gudes

The plaintiffs, Villana P. Quinlan and her husband James F. Quinlan, commenced this action in the circuit court for the county of Wayne on December 15, 1964, to recover for injuries suffered “because of excessive exposures to X rays” given by the defendant medical doctor to Villana P. Quinlan for the treatment of facial skin eruptions. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment and for accelerated judgment invoking the statute of limitations, CLS 1961, § 600.5805 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.5805), as an affirmative defense. On the basis of the affirmative defense, the trial court granted…