Legal Opinion
Felan v. Ramos
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided July 29, 1993No. 13-92-007-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEERDEN, Justice.
This is a medical malpractice case in which the trial court granted summary judgment based on limitations. Appellants, by one point of error, maintain that the trial court’s application of the two-year statute of limitations resulted in a violation of the Texas Constitution’s open courts provision. Additionally, they assert that the survival and wrongful death actions are viable. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
On June 6, 1988, Dr. Ramos performed surgery on Elisa Sanchez. It is alleged that the surgery left her mentally incompetent. On March 13,1991,…
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