Legal Opinion
Bodiford v. Bess
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 11, 1997No. 97-462PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W.H. “Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.
The appellant, Gary Bodiford, M.D., appeals an order dismissing, without prejudice, the medical malpractice complaint of appellee Ronald Keith Bess. Dr. Bodiford’s sole argument on appeal is that the dismissal should have been with prejudice. We agree and affirm the trial court’s judgment as modified.
On June 13, 1996, Mr. Bess filed a pro se complaint against Dr. Bodiford in the Fort Smith District of the Sebastian County-Circuit Court to recover damages for medical injury arising from radial keratotomies that Dr. Bodiford performed on him on or about July 23,…
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