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SORENSEN v. LARSEN

No. 19944.

740 P.2d 1336 (1987)

Arthur Cody SORENSEN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Dr. Gary F. LARSEN, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 30, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glen M. Richman, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

J. Anthony Eyre, Salt Lake City, for defendant and respondent.

HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff appeals the summary judgment of dismissal of his claim for medical malpractice. The only viable issue on appeal is whether the trial court correctly concluded that plaintiff's claim was barred by the four-year statute of repose contained in Utah Code Ann. § 78-14-4 (1987).1

In May 1973, defendant performed corrective surgery on plaintiff's ankle necessitated by an injury sustained in an automobile...

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