Legal Opinion
Mauricio v. Castro
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided June 15, 2009No. 05-08-00885-CVPublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice MOSELEY.
Carmina Castro sued Francisco Mauricio for personal injuries within the applicable statute of limitations period, but Mauricio was not served until after limitations had run. The trial court overruled Mauricio’s motion for directed verdict based on limitations and rendered judgment against Mauricio based on the jury’s verdict. Mauricio appeals. Because Castro presented no evidence explaining the delay in service of process, we conclude the trial court erred in denying Mauricio’s motion for directed verdict. We reverse the trial court’s judgment in favor of…
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