Legal Opinion
Weidrick v. Arnold
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 29, 1992No. 91-364PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert L. Brown, Justice.
The appellant, Brian M. Weidrick, failed to comply with the sixty-day statutory notice requirement prior to filing a medical malpractice complaint. See Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-204(1987, Supp. 1991). Based on this non-compliance, the Washington County Circuit Court granted summary judgments in favor of the appellees, Dr. James A. Arnold and Springdale Memorial Hospital. The single point on appeal is whether Rule 3 of our Rules of Civil Procedure regarding commencement of actions superseded this statutory provision. We hold that it did, and we reverse the summary…
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