Saunders v. Klungboonkrong

Plaintiff, Robert Saunders, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Perry County dismissing his action against defendants, Dr. Virat Klungboonkrong (hereinafter Dr. Klung) and Marshall Browning Hospital, for medical malpractice on the ground that plaintiff’s cause of action was barred by the applicable statute of limitations. We reverse and remand.

In 1967 plaintiff fractured his left humerus and collarbone in an automobile accident. A metal plate was ultimately used to repair the humerus.

In November of 1978, plaintiff began experiencing numbness in his left hand when it was exposed to…