Legal Opinion

Waxler v. Household Credit Services, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided June 23, 2003No. 05-02-01065-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion By Justice LANG.

Devera Waxier (“Waxier”) appeals the summary judgment rendered against her in favor of Household Credit Services, Inc. (“HCS”). In two issues, Waxier contends the trial court erred in ruling that her negligence and gross negligence claims were barred by the statute of limitations because (1) she filed suit less than two years after her cause of action accrued, or (2) alternatively, HCS’s actions constituted a “continuing tort,” which ceased within two years of Waxier filing this lawsuit. For reasons that follow, we resolve Wax-ler’s first issue in her favor.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. KPMG Peat Marwick v. Harrison County Housing Finance Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Moreno v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Willis v. MaverickTexas Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Sysco Food Services, Inc. v. TrapnellTexas Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Smith International, Inc. v. Egle Group, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  2. Burke v. Insurance Auto Auctions Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
  3. Willis v. Donnelly, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
  4. Lincoln General Insurance v. U.S. Auto Insurance Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  5. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Professional Pharmacy IICourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015

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