Nuñez v. Caldarola

One of the issues in this legal-malpractice case is whether the rule we announced in Hughes v. Mahoney & Higgins, 821 S.W.2d 154 (Tex.1991), tolled the statute of limitations on the plaintiffs’ claims. The court of appeals held that it did not, and affirmed a summary judgment for the defendant on limitations grounds. 2 S.W.3d 755.

In light of our recent decisions in Apex Towing Co. v. Tolin, 41 S.W.3d 118 (Tex.2001), and Underkofler v. Vanasek, 2000 WL 33191375 (Tex.2001), without hearing oral argument, we grant the petition for review without reference to the merits, vacate the court of…