Brewington v. Raksakulthi

CRIST, Judge.

Plaintiffs Gloria Brewington and her husband Bobby brought suit on October 28, 1976, praying damages of $200,000 and $35,-000, respectively, against Doctors Vinai Raksakulthi, M.D., and C. Sermchief, M.D., for medical malpractice and loss of consortium. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment was granted on the grounds that the action is barred by the applicable two year statute of limitations, § 516.140, RSMo 1969, and judgment was rendered for defendants. On appeal, plaintiffs contend that defendants fraudulently concealed plaintiffs’ causes of action thereby tolling the…