Ballheimer v. Service Finance Corp.

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This case involves an action on a debt owed for medical services incurred by appellant on June 22,1983, at the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Appellant admits owing the debt, but argues the appellee, assignee of the Baptist Medical Center, is barred from bringing the suit since it delayed in doing so for thirty-three months from the date appellant incurred the debt. Appellant’s argument is based upon Ark. Stat. Ann. § 37-245 (Supp. 1985), which provides that “[n]o action shall be brought to recover charges for medical services performed or provided prior to April…