Eddie Medina, Jr. v. Gloria Tate D/B/A Humble Family Skate Center and Humble Family Skate Center, Inc.

Today the Court announces a split from the Fourteenth Court of Appeals that puts the trial judges in the ten counties served by the two Houston appellate courts in a quandary: To toll or not to toll. I believe the Fourteenth Court of Appeals correctly refused to toll limitations under section 16.068 of the CPRC for the periods of time a Texas resident travels out of state but remains subject to the personal jurisdiction of Texas courts. See Zavadil v. Safeco Ins. Co., 309 S.W.3d 593 (Tex.App.*593-Houston [14th Dist.] 2010, pet. denied) (construing Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 16.063 (West…