Legal Opinion
Eiland v. Turpin, Smith, Dyer, Saxe & McDonald
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided March 30, 2000No. 08-98-00279-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.
Paige Eiland (“Paige”) and his wife appeal from the summary judgment entered *463against Mm on Ms legal malpractice claim against the law firm of Turpin, Smith, Dyer, Saxe & McDonald (“Turpin-Smith”). The sole issue presented was the proper application of the Hughes/Murphy rules to the affirmative defense of limitations. Because Paige’s origmal petition was not filed withm the limitations period, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE
Paige Eiland and his brother, Merwyn Eiland (“Merwyn”), were partners in a general partnership…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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