Anderson v. Short

Waller, Justice:

On appeal is an order dismissing Appellants’ complaints as barred by the statute of limitations. We affirm.

FACTS

Sandra Anderson began seeing Dr. Marvin Short, a psychiatrist, in August 1983 for pain management. She was under his continuous care for this and other ailments until March 1991, when she was admitted into a hospital for treatment of sub stance abuse and drug addiction. She filed suit against Dr. Short on January 13, 1994 alleging her addiction was caused by Dr. Short’s negligence in prescribing drugs during the time period in which he was his patient. Paul Anderson,…