Williams v. Khalaf

OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

RAY, Justice.

Our prior opinion is withdrawn and the following substituted. We overrule respondent’s motion for rehearing.

This is a statute of limitations case in which a counterclaim for breach of contract was amended to include a claim for fraud involving the same underlying transaction or occurrence. The trial court rendered judgment for the counterclaimant on the jury verdict for fraud. The court of appeals reversed and rendered, holding that the statute extending the statute of limitations for the filing of amended pleadings involving the same transaction or…