Sisters of St. Mary v. Dennigmann

KAROHL, Judge.

On December 5, 1984, plaintiff hospital sued patient Gerald O. Dennigmann on account for medical services rendered between February 21, 1982 and March 4, 1982. On January 25, 1985, Gerald filed a *591counterclaim alleging medical malpractice on the part of plaintiff hospital for failure of plaintiff’s emergency room medical staff to properly diagnose an appendicitis problem. Plaintiff asserted the statute of limitations, § 516.105 RSMo 1978, as a ground for summary judgment on Gerald’s counterclaim. On that ground the trial court sustained plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment.…