ESTATE OF JESSE v. LAKELAND SPECIALTY HOSP.

No. 341805.

936 N.W.2d 705 (2019)

328 Mich. App. 142

ESTATE OF Wanda JESSE, BY Beverly June GRAY, Personal Representative, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAKELAND SPECIALTY HOSPITAL AT BERRIEN CENTER, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided May 14, 2019, 9:00 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stempien Law, PLLC (by Eric Stempien ) for the Estate of Wanda Jesse.

Henn Lesperance PLC (by William L. Henn and Andrea S. Nester ) for Lakeland Specialty Hospital at Berrien Center.

Before: Meter, P.J., and Fort Hood and Borrello, JJ.


Under the saving provision in MCL 600.5852(2), when the statute of limitations for a medical malpractice claim has otherwise lapsed, the personal representative of an estate is generally given two years "from the date letters of authority are issued" to bring a claim on behalf of the estate. In this case, we are called on to determine...

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