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GARNER v. HOUCK

No. 23921.

435 S.E.2d 847 (1993)

Nathaniel GARNER, as Administrator of the Estate of Lucille Garner, Appellant, v. William S. HOUCK, Jr., M.D.; Bruce Hospital, Inc.; Steven S. Creedman, M.D.; and Steven S. Creedman, M.D., P.A., Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 23, 1993.

Rehearing Denied September 24, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Sussman, North Augusta and Thomas E. Maddox, Jr., of Atlanta, GA, for appellant.

David A. Brown of Henderson & Salley, Aiken, for Houck; John S. Wilkerson, III, Florence, for Bruce Hosp.; Andrew F. Lindemann and Ernest J. Nauful, Jr., Columbia, for Creedman & Creedman, P.A., all for respondents.

TOAL, Justice:

This appeal involves a wrongful death action and a survival action brought by the son of the decedent, Lucille Garner, as the administrator of her estate. The trial court dismissed this medical malpractice action on the grounds that it was barred by the statute of limitations. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

FACTS

On October 1, 1986, Ms. Garner was admitted to Bruce Hospital. Surgery was performed on October...

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