JOHNSON v. GRIM-SMITH HOSPITAL

No. 71-1311.

453 F.2d 1253 (1972)

Vernon JOHNSON, Appellant, v. GRIM-SMITH HOSPITAL et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

January 25, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Morris, Jr., Morris & Morris, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellant.

William Y. Frick, Frick & Mayberry, Kirksville, Mo., for appellees, Grim-Smith Hospital and Robert William Buben.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges, and REGISTER, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff takes this timely appeal from final judgment dismissing his malpractice action on motion for summary judgment on the ground that the action is barred by the two-year statute of limitations governing malpractice actions. (§ 516.140 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S.).

The facts and basis of decision are fairly set forth in Judge Wangelin's opinion reported at 326 F.Supp. 537.

Plaintiff upon appeal strongly...

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