DELONG v. CAMPBELL

No. 32661.

157 Ohio St. 22 (1952)

DELONG, APPELLANT, v. CAMPBELL, EXRX., APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 27, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Albert E. Savoy, for appellant.

Messrs. Porter, Stanley, Treffinger & Piatt, Mr. Bruce G. Lynn and Messrs. Kreider & Kreider, for appellee.


STEWART, J.

The sole question before this court is whether, as to a cause of action for malpractice by a physician, the statute of limitations begins to run at the termination of the physician-patient relationship or whether the statute begins to run from the time the patient discovers the malpractice.

Section 11225, General Code, roads:

"An action for * * * malpractice * * * shall be brought within one year after the cause thereof accrued."

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