FOSTER v. HARRIS


633 S.W.2d 304 (1982)

J.B. FOSTER and Bettie Foster, Appellees, v. Richard C. HARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Kimbrough Johnson, Thomason, Crawford & Hendrix, Memphis, for appellant.

Jack L. Halliburton, Thomas, Halliburton & Weissman, Memphis, for appellees.


OPINION

FONES, Justice.

The issue in this medical malpractice suit is whether plaintiff's cause of action is barred by the statute of limitations. The trial court and the Court of Appeals held that the action was time barred. We reverse.

Plaintiff's complaint alleges that defendant, Harris, a dentist, was performing work on plaintiff's teeth and a dental bridge on October 11, 1975, when defendant lacerated his own finger and plaintiff's lip and that...

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