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BENTON v. SNYDER

825 S.W.2d 409 (1992)

Brenda Clark BENTON, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Edward SNYDER, M.D., Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

February 3, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna R. Davis, Olen G. Haynes, Knoxville, for plaintiff/appellant.

Edward G. White, II, Knoxville, for defendant/appellee.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

The primary issue raised by this appeal is whether the plaintiff's malpractice action for battery based on sterilization without consent was barred by the statute of repose. That question turns on whether there was fraudulent concealment which extends the statute of repose. The Court of Appeals found that evidence of fraudulent concealment sufficient to create a jury issue could only be established by violating a well-settled Tennessee...

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