Legal Opinion
Fred Myles v. St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 2, 2015No. 14-13-01148-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Ken Wise, Justice
Appellant Fred Myles sued appellee St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital for injuries he sustained while admitted there. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of St. Luke’s, ruling that Myles’s claim was barred by the two-year statute of limitations and his presuit notice was ineffective to toll the limitations period. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On April 7, 2010, Myles was admitted to St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (the Hospital) and diagnosed with severe cervical stenosis and cervical myelopathy. Myles was discharged from the Hospital on April 20, 2010 and transferred to…
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