Legal Opinion

Choroszy v. Tso

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided September 20, 1994PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUDMAN, Justice.

Rodney and Debra Choroszy appeal from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County, Fritzsche, J.) granting Siew S. Tso’s motion to dismiss the Choroszys’ action as barred by the medical malpractice statute of limitations. 24 M.R.S.A. § 2902 (1990).1 The Choroszys contend that the statute of limitations violates the “Open Courts” provision of the Maine Constitution, Me.Const. art. I, § 19, and the equal protection clauses of the Maine and United States Constitutions. Me.Const. art. I, § 6-A; U.S. Const, amend. XIV. We find no constitutional violation and therefore…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Carson v. MaurerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
  2. Myrick v. JamesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  3. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Getty Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
  4. Allrid v. Emory UniversitySupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  5. Tantish v. SzendeySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1962

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio, Ltd., L.L.P., W.C. Schorlemer, M.D., and Robert Schorlemer, M.D. v. Emmalene RankinTexas Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Ruther v. KaiserOhio Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Irish v. GimbelSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  4. Musk v. NelsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
  5. Plimpton v. GerrardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995

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