Davenport v. Phillip Morris, Inc.

OPINION

JUNELL, Justice.

Appellants appeal from the granting of appellees’ motion for summary judgment. In one point of error appellants claim the trial court erred in granting appellees’ motion because their original petition was filed within the time period specified by the applicable statute of limitations. We affirm.

On June 9, 1986 appellants, the surviving wife and children of Charles A. Davenport, filed suit against appellees, six cigarette manufacturers, four cigarette distributors, a scientific organization, and a tobacco industry group, alleging that Mr. Davenport died of emphysema and…