Legal Opinion
Culpepper v. Daniel Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 11, 1973No. 16185PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Justice.
This personal injury case was filed in Texas in December, 1967, within two years following a valve explosion accident which occurred in the State of Louisiana. Summary judgment was granted by the trial court upon appellee’s motion that the action was barred by appellant’s failure to institute suit within the one year period prescribed by the applicable Louisiana statute of limitation. We reverse the judgment and remand the cause for further proceedings.
Article 4678, Vernon’s Texas Annotated Civil Statutes, as applicable here, provides that when death or personal injury is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State of California, Department of Mental Hygiene v. CopusTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Francis v. Herrin Transportation CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1968
- Gaines Ted Huson v. Chevron Oil Company v. Otis Engineering Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Frank H. Page v. Cameron Iron Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Istre v. Diamond M. Drilling CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Barbara Rosenberg, Individually, and as Personal Representative of the Heirs and Estate of Stanley Rosenberg, Deceased v. The Celotex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Citibank, National Ass'n v. LondonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1981
- Hill v. Perel, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
- Intevep, S.A. Research & Technological Support Establishment v. Sena, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2001
- Cecil Martin v. Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company, Jerry Brigmon v. Louisiana & Arkansas Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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