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SCARPA v. MELZIG

Record No. 870952.

379 S.E.2d 307 (1989)

JoAnn C. SCARPA v. Eric P. MELZIG, M.D., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 21, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen W. Bricker (John E. Lichtenstein, Bremner, Baber & Janus, Richmond, on brief), for appellant.

Robert S. Brewbaker, Jr. (Browder, Russell, Morris & Butcher, P.C., Richmond, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

COMPTON, Justice.

In this medical malpractice case, we consider whether the trial court erred in ruling that the plaintiff's claim was barred by the applicable statute of limitations.

Appellant JoAnn C. Scarpa brought this action against appellees Eric P. Melzig, M.D., and Wanda L. Radford, M.D., seeking damages for injuries allegedly suffered as the result of the professional negligence of the physicians. The defendants filed a special plea of the statute...

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