Legal Opinion
Morin v. Helfrick
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided August 15, 1996No. 01-95-00808-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TAFT, Justice.
Appellant, Karen Morin, appeals from a take nothing summary judgment rendered in favor of appellee, John F. Helfriek, D.D.S. In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether a “continuing course of treatment” existed between Morin and Dr. Helfriek beyond Morin’s last office visit and at what point the applicable statute of limitations began to run on her cause of action for malpractice. We affirm.
Facts
Morin first consulted Dr. Helfriek concerning treatment for her temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain on August 28, 1989. After attempting several types of treatment, Dr.…
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