McENTIRE v. MALLOY

No. 85-313.

707 S.W.2d 773 (1986)

288 Ark. 582

Margaret McENTIRE and J.A. McEntire, III, Appellants, v. Mark MALLOY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Edward Tarvin, Little Rock, for appellants.

Macom, Moorhead, Green & Henry by J.W. Green, Jr., Stuttgart, for appellee.


NEWBERN, Justice.

The question presented in this appeal is whether the statute of limitations began to run when the battery was allegedly committed or when the extent of resulting injuries was discovered. We hold it began to run when the tort was allegedly committed, and thus the judge was correct in dismissing the action.

Margaret McEntire had silicone implants placed in her breasts in 1978. She was, at that time, married to the appellee. Her complaint alleged...

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