Oram v. General American Oil Company of Texas

Petitioner brought a bill of review attacking orders entered in 1952 by the Probate Court of Dallas County. That Probate Court and, after appeal, the District Court entered summary judgment denying all relief to petitioner. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed. 503 S.W.2d 607.

The basis of the affirmance of the summary judgment by the Court of Civil Appeals is the pleading of the statute of limitations by the defendants (respondents) and the conclusive proof that more than four years 1 elapsed between the date when petitioner was competent to bring this action (December 3, 1953) and the filing…