Cooke v. Millard

OPINION

DUGGAN, Justice.

Cooke and others sued five defendants for negligence in the completion of an oil and gas well. Four of the five defendants moved for summary judgment on grounds that the suit was barred by limitations. Cooke asserted the discovery rule and the relation back doctrine. The fifth defendant, Unibar Drilling Fluids, Inc., did not move for summary judgment. On February 5, 1990, precisely two years ago, the trial court granted all four defendants’ motions for summary judgment, signing a single order to that effect. Cooke’s claims against Unibar were left intact.

In March of…