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(4)Thetimelimitationhereinsetforthshallnotapplyincaseswhereaforeignobjecthasbeennegligentlyleftinapatient'sbody_nwhich_Ԁcasetheactionshallbecommencedwithinone(1)yearaftertheallegedinjuryorwrongfulactis_doscovered_Ԁorshould_ahve_Ԁbeendiscovered.  <( 9Z &Courier Regular iejkElmDnDopqUrӀ<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpi(3$ F!   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'&    ` Inthismedicalmalpracticecase,PlaintiffsWilliamDavidFowlerandhiswifeLindaFowlerappealtheTrialCourtssustainingamotiontodismissfiledbytheDefendant,RichardBowie,M.D._   ` Thefactsofthiscasearesuccinctlystatedintheorderofdismissalasfollows:kj5jk ` TheComplaintallegesthatonFebruary20,1992,theDefendantperformedsurgeryonPlaintiffWilliamDavidFowlertorepairaherniaandthatindoingsotheDefendantplacedaplugmadeof_marlex_ԀinthebodyofthePlaintiffintheinguinalcanalwherethecanal ;2? wasmostlax.TheComplaintfurtherallegesthatthewayandmannerinwhichthisplugwasplacedbytheDefendantwasnegligentbecausetheDefendantdidnotsewthe_marlex_Ԁtotheflooroftheinguinalcanalandbecauseofthisthe_marlex_Ԁentrappedtheplaintiffs_ilio_Ԅinguinalnerveandputpressureuponthe_iplantiffiiplaintiffi_sspermaticcord.TheComplaintallegesthatthiswasnotdiscovereduntilOctober4,1996.SuitwasfiledonOctober2,1997.   ` ItisthepositionoftheFowlers,contrarytotheTrialCourtsdetermination,thattheexceptiontothethreeyearStatuteloflReposecontainedinSubsection(a)(4)ofT.C.A.2926116_iRiiSi K   1      _Ԁwouldalsoincludeforeignobjectsintentionallybut l  negligentlyplacedinapatient'sbody.   ` OurreadingoftherecordandthebriefspersuadeusthatundertheauthoritypofpFarrowv.Reed,anunpublished  opinionofthisCourtfiledinKnoxvilleonSeptember4,1996,andtheauthoritniesnoyocitedtherein,mthatmthisisanappropriatecasefor_affirmance_ԀunderRule10(a)ofthisCourt.  %l"    ` ThejudgmentoftheTrialCourtisaccordinglyaffirmedandthecauseremandedforcollectionofcostsbelow.CostsofappealareadjudgedagainsttheFowlersandtheirsureties. 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