LaCROIX v. CARON


423 A.2d 247 (1980)

Patricia LaCROIX v. F. Evans CARON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glen Niemy, Portland (orally), for plaintiff.

Daniel G. Lilley Law Offices, P. A., E. Paul Eggert, Portland (orally), for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and WERNICK, GODFREY, NICHOLS and GLASSMAN, JJ.


GLASSMAN, Justice.

Sometime in the fall of 1977, the plaintiff, Patricia LaCroix, permitted the defendant, Dr. Caron, a podiatrist, to attempt to remove bunions from her feet. Less than two years later, the plaintiff filed suit against Dr. Caron for malpractice, alleging that her feet were permanently injured as a result of his negligence. In his answer, Dr. Caron included a motion to dismiss the plaintiff's complaint for failure to comply with the mandatory notification...

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