Perry v. Merritte

MORSE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court, wherein the court granted ap-pellee’s Motion for Summary Judgment, which was based on the assertion that the action to establish paternity and for support of an illegitimate child was barred by the four-year limitation statute, Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. art. 5529 (Vernon 1958). The issue is whether that four-year statute of limitations is tolled during the minority of the child by Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5535 (Vernon Supp. 1982-1983).

Appellant, Verna Lee Perry, filed this action on behalf of her natural daughter, Danielle…