Reynolds v. Porter

Decided 1988-07-19

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OPALA, Justice. The petitioner, a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action, challenges the constitutionality of the three-year proviso in 76 O.S.1981 § 18 which limits the scope of recoverable damages when an action is brought more than three years from the date of the injury. She asserts that § 18 violates [1] the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution by penalizing…

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