Legal Opinion
Stephens v. Petrino
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 10, 2002No. 01-1082PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tom Glaze, Justice.
This is a medical malpractice action in which we are called on to further develop and interpret the relationship between Ark. R. Civ. P. 15, governing the relation back of amendments to pleadings, and Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-125 (1987), the so-called “John Doe” statute. Jurisdiction is proper in this court under Ark. Sup. Ct. R. l-2(b)(6).
The appellants in this case are Brandy Stephens and her mother, Linda Hensley. Brandy suffered from a growth on her thyroid, and underwent a thyroid lobectomy surgery to correct the situation. The surgery took place on October 26, 1994.…
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