Legal Opinion
Jimenez v. Maloney
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided February 23, 1983No. 04-81-00355-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUTTS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment. Appellant brought suit against his attorneys, appellees, alleging legal malpractice. The trial court granted summary judgment that the suit was barred by the statute of limitations. We affirm.
Appellant’s pro se contentions assert (1) that parole status suffices for imprisonment within the meaning of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. art. 5535 (Vernon 1958), and (2) that the discovery rule applies to legal malpractice.
Pat Maloney and Sylvan R. Alter represented appellant as court-appointed counsel in a prosecution for murder with malice…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- McClung v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Rice v. ForestierCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Smith v. KnightTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Blum v. ElkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Willis v. Maverick, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1986
- Johnny R. Glover v. R.C. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Sutherland v. Caballero, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1988
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