LaVAN v. COMMUNITY CLINIC OF WABASHA

No. C5-88-335.

425 N.W.2d 842 (1988)

Angela LaVAN, by Earl LaVAN and Linda LaVan, her parents and natural guardians, Appellant, v. COMMUNITY CLINIC OF WABASHA, et al., Olmsted Community Hospital, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied August 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reed K. Mackenzie, Hvass, Weisman & King, Minneapolis, for appellant.

David C. Hutchinson, Geraghty, O'Loughlin & Kenney, St. Paul, for Community Clinic of Wabasha.

Kay Nord Hunt, Kathryn Helen Davis, Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, Minneapolis, for Olmsted Community Hosp.

Heard, considered, and decided by WOZNIAK, C.J., and PARKER and FORSBERG, JJ.


OPINION

WOZNIAK, Chief Judge.

In this medical malpractice action, the trial court granted respondents judgment on the pleadings based on the application of provisions in the 1986 Tort Reform Act which changed the length of time the statute of limitations may be suspended. The trial court applied the amended statute retroactively, which barred appellants' claim. We affirm.

FACTS

Angela LaVan was born on February 14, 1971, at Olmsted Community...

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