Jones v. Hempel

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant, Bull Shoals Community Hospital, through its trustee Claude R. Jones, appeals the judgment of Marion Circuit Court which determined that the suit against appellee, Robert R. Hempel, was barred by the two-year statute of limitations. Jurisdiction is proper in this court as it requires the interpretation of a statute, Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-106 (1987). Appellee admittedly received medical services from appellant in May of 1987 and made no payment until March 6, 1992, in the amount of five dollars. Suit was filed on the balance owed, $1,097.50, on June 9,…