Laughlin v. Forgrave

HENLEY, Judge.

Action for damages for malpractice against two medical doctors. Verdict and judgment were for plaintiff for $16,000. The court sustained defendants’ after-trial motion for judgment in accordance with their motion for directed verdict, set aside the verdict and judgment, and entered judgment for defendants. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

The issue presented on appeal is whether this action is barred by the two year statute of limitation, § 516.140.1 Involved in that issue is the question: when does the statute of limitation begin to run in malpractice actions ? Does it begin to run…