Surgery Associates, P.C. v. Kearby

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Pursuant to our grant of an interlocutory appeal, Surgery Associates, P.C., Dr. Edward Stringer and Dr. James W. Jackson (collectively “appellants”) challenge the denial of their motion for summary judgment. They assert that Bryan Kearby’s medical malpractice claims against them were barred by the statute of limitation.

The record shows that after a referral from his personal physician in late November 1986, Kearby sought assistance from appellants for treatment of an ulcer on his left ankle. Appellants diagnosed Kearby’s condition as the result of a venous…