Legal Opinion

Apex Towing Co. v. Tolin

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided October 7, 1999No. 09-97-327CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JOHN HILL, Justice

(Assigned).

Apex Towing Company, Apex Barge Company, and Apex Oil Company (Apex) appeal a take-nothing summary judgment in their legal malpractice suit against William M. Tolin, III, Benckenstein & Oxford, L.L.P. and Hebert, Mouledoux & Bland (appellees). They present nine issues.

We affirm.

Apex contends in the first issue that the trial court erred in granting the appellees’ motion for summary judgment based upon the statute of limitations. Apex brought this legal malpractice action against the appellees, alleging that they mishandled its defense of a lawsuit involving…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. McConnell v. Southside Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Murphy v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Williams v. KhalafTexas Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Hughes v. Mahaney & HigginsTexas Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Howell v. Murray Mortgage Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1994

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Apex Towing Co. v. TolinTexas Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Edwards v. Kaye, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
  3. Public Citizen, Inc. v. BomerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  4. Nunez v. Caldarola, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1999
  5. Brents v. Haynes & Boone, L.L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2000

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