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CACDAC v. HILAND

No. 23S01-9010-CV-696.

561 N.E.2d 758 (1990)

Manuel A. CACDAC, M.D., Appellant (Defendant below), v. Katherine L. HILAND and George M. Hiland, Appellees (Plaintiffs below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 30, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Christopher Wall, Patrick Wilkinson Goeller & Modesitt, Terre Haute, for appellant.

Mary A. Findling, Price & Shula, Indianapolis, Eric A. Frey, Frey, Hunt, Hassler & Lorenz, Terre Haute, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

The Court of Appeals has held that in a medical malpractice case equitable estoppel will bar a statute of limitations defense only if the claimant has been diligent by filing an action within a reasonable time after discovery of the alleged malpractice. We adopt their decision.

Dr. Manuel A. Cacdac operated on Katherine L. Hiland in June 1981. Concerned about the outcome, she consulted other physicians in March 1983. Her last treatment through...

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