Weldon v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

The only question in this appeal is one of statutory construction.

Carolin Weldon claimed that she was injured when she stepped into a hole where a water meter was located. A suit was filed against Southwestern Bell Telephone Company because the accident took place on Southwestern Bell property. The meter belonged to the local water company, the Conway Corporation. The complaint alleged that the meter had either been removed or the lid was off of it and the grass had grown up concealing the hole.

The suit was filed almost three years from the date of the accident.…