Brown v. Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

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• although the correct formulation of the discovery rule poses a question of law, the application of it presents a question of fact
• in a medical malpractice case the plaintiffs cause of action does not accrue until he discovers, or should (not could) have discovered, that the injury may have been caused by the defendant’s negligent conduct
• in a medical malpractice case the plaintiff's cause of action does not accrue until he discovers, or should (not could) have discovered, that the injury may have been caused by the defendant's negligent conduct

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