Neal v. Gideon

*2The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, C. J.:

The principal question in this appeal is whether the oldest item of an account was barred by the statute of limitations.

The pertinent facts were these:

On May 4, 1933, the plaintiff, a surgeon of Kansas City Mo., performed a major operation on the defendant for which the fee for his professional services was $200 and his charge for an anesthetic was $10. On August 10,1935, he also performed a major operation upon defendant’s minor daughter, for which his fee was $100 and his charge for anesthetic was $10' — constituting a total…