Independent Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Childs, Fortenbach, Beck & Guyton

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Independent Life & Accident Insurance Company, sued Childs, Forten-bach, Beck & Guyton, and Patricia Totten-Wilder and Devry Garrett, appellees, for damages for legal malpractice. The trial court granted appellees’ motion for summary judgment on the basis that appellant’s action was barred by the two-year statute of limitations. Because appellees’ summary judgment proof failed to conclusively show that the limitation statute had run, we reverse the summary judgment and remand the case for trial.

Appellant engaged the law firm of Childs, Fortenbach, Beck &…