Chambers v. Conaway

*157OPINION

GAMMAGE, Justice.

This suit involves construction of the statute of limitations in medical malpractice actions. Christine Conaway and her husband, Raymond Conaway, sued Dr. George H. Chambers, alleging that Dr. Chambers negligently failed to diagnose Mrs. Conaway’s breast cancer. The trial court granted Dr. Chambers’ motion for summary judgment on the basis that the two-year statute of limitations set forth in the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act, Tex.Rev.Civ. StatANN. art. 4590i, § 10.01 (Vernon Supp. 1993), barred Mrs. Conaway’s claim. The court of appeals reversed and…