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BUSSINEAU v. PRESIDENT & DIR. OF GEORGETOWN

No. 84-1318.

518 A.2d 423 (1986)

Doris BUSSINEAU, Appellant, v. PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS OF GEORGETOWN COLLEGE, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 26, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Greene, with whom Cassandra P. Hicks, Rockville, Md., was on brief, for appellant.

Peter J. Kahn, with whom G. David Fensterheim, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, NEWMAN and FERREN, Associate Judges.

NEWMAN, Associate Judge:

To decide this appeal, we must determine when a cause of action "accrues" within the meaning of the statute of limitations in an action where the "discovery rule" applies.1

Bussineau sued Georgetown for dental malpractice and breach of warranty. Georgetown sought summary judgment contending the action was time barred. Specifically, it asserted that under the "discovery rule" first announced by us in

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