Legal Opinion
Nolan v. Hughes
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided August 29, 2011No. 05-10-00481-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion By
Justice MOSELEY.
This is an appeal of a summary judgment based on limitations. We consider: (1) whether the original petition of appellant, Angela Nolan, was sufficient to sue appellee Dennis Hughes even though it did not name him; or, in the alternative, (2) whether Nolan’s amended petition, which did name Hughes, related back in time to the filing of her original petition. Because we answer both questions in the negative, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
For purposes of this appeal, it is undisputed that Nolan was injured on March 22, 2007, when a server…
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