Legal Opinion

Rodriguez v. Tinsman & Houser, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided December 15, 1999No. 04-99-00177-CVPublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by:

CATHERINE STONE, Justice.

Holly Rodriguez appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of Tins-man & Houser, Inc. on her claims for legal malpractice. Judgment was granted in favor of Tinsman & Houser on its affirmative defense that Rodriguez’s suit was time barred. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Factual and Procedural Background

In May 1992, Rodriguez’s husband, Lorenzo Rodriguez, died in a plane crash. In April 1993, Rodriguez consulted with the law firm of Tinsman & Houser about potential claims and damages arising out of the crash, and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Zale Corporation v. RosenbaumTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Gant v. DeLeonTexas Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Weaver v. E-Z Mart Stores, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1997
  5. Hansler v. Mainka, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1991

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3Cited by68 opinions

  1. Keeton v. Carrasco, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2001
  2. Tranter v. Duemling, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2004
  3. Zacharie v. U.S. Natural Resources, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2002
  4. Belleza-Gonzalez v. Villa, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  5. Slagle v. Prickett, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2011

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