WHITE v. VinZANT

No. 62,572

13 Kan. App. 2d 467 (1989)

773 P.2d 1169

RICKEY WHITE, Appellee, v. WHITNEY L. VinZANT, M.D. and ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER, INC., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence M. Gurney, of Kahrs, Nelson, Fanning, Hite & Kellogg, of Wichita, for appellant Whitney L. VinZant, M.D.

Matthew C. Hesse and Robert L. Heath, of Blaes and Heath, of Wichita, for appellant St. Joseph Medical Center, Inc.

Daniel J. Sevart, of Sevart & Sevart, of Wichita, for appellee.

Before RULON, P.J., DAVIS, J., and RICHARD W. WAHL, District Judge, assigned.


RULON, J.:

Whitney VinZant, M.D., and St. Joseph Medical Center, Inc., (St. Joseph) defendants, appeal from the district court's denial of their motions to dismiss or, alternatively, for summary judgment in this medical malpractice action.

The sole issue before us is whether the applicable statute of limitations was tolled when plaintiff, Rickey White, filed his request for a medical malpractice screening panel. We conclude plaintiff's action is not time barred...

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