Legal Opinion

Brents v. Haynes & Boone, L.L.P.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided January 13, 2000No. 05-97-01906-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion By Justice ROSENBERG (Assigned).

In this legal malpractice case, Thomas and Doris Brents (the Brentses), appeal a summary judgment granted in favor of Haynes & Boone, L.L.P., William D. Ratliff III, and G. Dennis Sheehan (collectively, Haynes & Boone). On appeal, the Brentses assert the trial court erred in granting summary judgment on limitations because (i) Haynes & Boone did not prove as a matter of law that the Brentses’ cause of action accrued more than two years prior to the time they filed suit, and (ii) limitations was tolled until judgment was rendered in a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Moreno v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Rogers v. Ricane Enterprises, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Willis v. MaverickTexas Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Murphy v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Apex Towing Co. v. TolinTexas Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Brents v. Haynes & Boone, L.L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2001
  3. Eiland v. TurpinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
  4. Eiland v. Turpin, Smith, Dyer, Saxe & McDonald, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2000
  5. Brents v. Haynes & BooneTexas Supreme Court · 2001

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