Bishop v. Sepulveda

SAM ROBERTSON, Justice.

Appellant, plaintiff in the trial court, appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of her petition. We reverse.

This case requires the court to determine the applicability of the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act of Texas, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 4590i. (Vernon Supp.1980). The issue is whether the appellant was obligated to give notice of the health liability claim to the appellees sixty days before filing suit.

Appellant sought damages for alleged medical malpractice resulting from a back operation. Defendants in the trial court were Drs. Sepulveda, the…