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WHEELER v. BRIGGS

No. 79076.

941 S.W.2d 512 (1997)

JoAnn WHEELER, Conservator of the Estate of Derrel Wheeler, Incapacitated, Appellant, v. Thomas B. BRIGGS, M.D., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

March 25, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Freeman, Springfield, for Appellant.

Gail L. Fredrick, Bruce E. Hunt, Jeffrey S. Monroe, Springfield, for Respondent.

LIMBAUGH, Judge.

This case is a challenge to the constitutionality of § 516.170, RSMo 1994, which tolls the statute of limitations for individuals who are minors or who are mentally incapacitated, to the extent that the statute excepts from its tolling provisions actions for medical malpractice.

Plaintiff JoAnn Wheeler (Conservator), as conservator of the estate of Derrel Wheeler, filed this case against Dr. Thomas Briggs; his employer, Southwest Missouri...

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