Anderson v. Sneed

OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

This is a legal malpractice case. The trial Court entered a summary judgment for the attorney on the grounds that the client’s suit was barred by the two-year statute of limitations. Having concluded that there is fact issue as to fraudulent concealment, we reverse the summary judgment and remand the case to the trial Court.

The basic facts are undisputed. Thomas Anderson sustained personal injuries in a fire which occurred while he was delivering gasoline for a distributor to a Standard Oil service station on October 25, 1973. On August 15,1974, Mr. Anderson entered…