Supreme Court of Kansas· 7/17/1981

Stephens v. Snyder Clinic Ass'n

Citations

631 P.2d 222
230 Kan. 115
1981 Kan. LEXIS 265

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stating that a classification which may result in some inequality only violates equal protection if the classification is ‘irrelevant’ to the goals the State intended to achieve through passage of the statute
stating that a classification which may result in some inequality only violates equal protection if the classification is `irrelevant' to the goals the State intended to achieve through passage of the statute
stating that a classification which may result in some inequality only violates equal protection if the classification is “irrelevant” to the goals the State intended to achieve through passage of the statute
examining new shortened statute of limitations for personal injury actions against healthcare providers without any suggestion this created a new cause of action
affirming an unfortunate result as the injury to the plaintiff was not ascertainable until after the statute of limitations extinguished her right to bring the action
shorter statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims does not violate the Kansas Constitution

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Judges: Prager, Herd

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