MUELLER v. MACAULAY


289 Pa.Super. 301 (1981)

433 A.2d 77

Torrey MUELLER, a minor, by his parent and natural guardian, Donald Mueller and Donald Mueller, in his own right, Appellants, v. John MACAULAY, D.D.S.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 31, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen L. Feingold, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Kevin H. Wright, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before HESTER, DiSALLE and POPOVICH, JJ.


DiSALLE, Judge:

The issue before us is whether the lower court erred in granting judgment in favor of the defendant-appellee and against the plaintiffs-appellants in this medical malpractice action, based on the court's reasoning that the complaint was not filed within two years after the plaintiffs' cause of action arose.

On October 27, 1977, the defendant, a pediatric dentist, examined the minor plaintiff (who was 14 months old at the time) and discovered...

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