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FRANKLIN v. CERNOVICH

No. 3-96-0499.

679 N.E.2d 98 (1997)

287 Ill. App.3d 776

223 Ill.Dec. 154

Paul A. FRANKLIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard CERNOVICH, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

April 15, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul O'Malley (argued), Chicago, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jack L. Brooks (argued), Jeffrey D. Bert, Anderson & Nelson, Rock Island, for Defendant-Appellee.

Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case we must determine whether the two-year statute of limitations for bringing a medical malpractice action (735 ILCS 5/13-212(a) (West 1994)) applies when the plaintiff's cause of action accrued while he was a minor. We find that it does, but that the limitations period does not begin to run until the plaintiff reaches the age of 18.

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