Legal Opinion
Ystrom v. Handel
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 17, 1988No. B031014PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLEIN, P. J.
Plaintiffs and appellants Jan J. Ystrom and Marvin J. Ystrom (the Ystroms) appeal the dismissal of their medical malpractice complaint in favor of Neal Handel, M.D. (Handel), Melvin Silverstein, M.D., Melvyn Bircoll, M.D., The Breast Center (TBC) and Valley Hospital Medical Center (VHMC) (collectively respondents) for failure to timely serve the complaint.
Because the three-year period within which a summons and complaint must be served is extended to the next day which is not a holiday when the last day of the three-year period falls on a Saturday, the judgment of dismissal…
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