Thompson v. Pate

OPINION

SUSAN LARSEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted against appellant Raeline Thompson (“Thompson”) on her medical malpractice claims against Doctors Bart and John W. Pate (“the Pates”) because the statute of limitations contained in Tex. Rev.Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 4590i, § 10.01 had run. For the reasons outlined below, we affirm the trial court’s decision.

Facts

The following time line is relevant to this appeal:

12/27/79 Thompson’s gallbladder surgery performed by Drs. Bart Pate and J.W. Pate in Alpine, Texas.

12/31/79 Pathology report from surgery reflects gallbladder…