ROSS v. KANSAS CITY GEN. HOSP. & MEDICAL CTR.

No. 62048.

608 S.W.2d 397 (1980)

Jacquelyn ROSS and Hartzell Lee Ross, Appellants, v. KANSAS CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Redfearn, III and William H. Pickett, P. C., Kansas City, for appellants.

Darwin E. Johnson and Thomas V. Bender, Kansas City, for respondent.


SEILER, Judge.

This case involves the question of the validity of § 516.105 RSMo 1978 which, stated generally, requires actions for malpractice to be brought within two years of the negligent act, except when the negligence involves leaving a foreign object in the body, in which case the action must be brought within two years of the date of discovery.1

Plaintiffs contend this difference in treatment as to when an action must...

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