Clyce v. Butler

Chance Clyce appeals the district court’s dismissal of his claims as barred by Texas’s ’statute of limitations. 'The district court held that when a minor’s parents bring a lawsuit on his - behalf as next friends, the statute of limitations for those claims is not tolled during his period of minority "if they were aggressively litigated through the prior lawsuit. Because we hold that the district court improperly created this exception to Texas's tolling provision to its statute of limitations, we reverse the district court’s dismissal and remand for further proceedings consistent with this…