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TORRES v. JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER

140 N.J. Super. 323 (1976)

356 A.2d 75

CASILDA TORRES, PLAINTIFF, v. JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.

Decided January 20, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Joseph D. Bozza for plaintiff (Mr. Rocco Wm. LoPiano, attorney).

Ms. Mary E. Deal for defendant (Messrs. Lieb, Teich & Berlin, attorneys).

BILDER, J.S.C.

This is a motion for leave to file a late notice of claim pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:8-9, a section of the New Jersey Tort Claims Act. It is novel in that it calls for a determination of the meaning of accrual of a cause of action as used in Chapter 8 of the Act in the context of a medical malpractice case.

On or about January 27, 1975, following surgery for the removal of her ovaries, plaintiff was advised by the surgeon that the ovaries...

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