PATTEN v. MILAM


468 A.2d 620 (1983)

Irene N. PATTEN v. Robert E. MILAM.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Silsby & Silsby, Sandra Hylander Collier (orally), Leigh Ingalls, William S. Silsby, Jr., Ellsworth, for plaintiff.

Gross, Minsky, Mogul & Singal, George Z. Singal (orally), Bangor, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, VIOLETTE, WATHEN, GLASSMAN and SCOLNIK, JJ.


WATHEN, Justice.

Plaintiff Irene Patten obtained judgment in the Superior Court (Hancock County) as a result of a jury verdict finding defendant Robert E. Milam liable for medical malpractice. Defendant appeals, arguing that the Superior Court wrongfully denied his motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground of the statute of limitations.1 Further, he contends that the action is barred by plaintiff's failure to serve the written notice...

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