Acker v. Sorensen

This is an action for malpractice. The defendant’s motion for summary judgment was sustained by the trial court on the ground that plaintiff’s cause of action was barred by the statute of limitations.

The pleadings, deposition, and affidavit of the plaintiff, Edna Acker, assert that she first had a skin disorder in 1956. There was a small lump on the side of her nose and one on her cheek. She consulted Dr. Blackstone of Bridgeport, Nebraska, who burned them off with acid. On' August 30, 1957, after a recurrence of the small lump on her nose, the size, of a kernel of rice, she consulted Dr.…