Legal Opinion
Osborne v. St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided February 8, 1996No. 01-94-00594-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’CONNOR, Justice.
This is an appeal in a medical malpractice case. Andrew Osborne had heart surgery on October 29, 1987, and a rubber tube was unintentionally left in his chest. The rubber tube was removed on December 14, 1987 dming a second surgery. Andrew and his wife Ruby Lee Osborne filed suit on February 28,1990.
The trial court rendered a take-nothing summary judgment against the Osbornes because the court determined the suit was barred by the two-year statute of limitations. The Osbornes appeal in a single point of error, claiming that the trial court erred in granting summary…
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- Alvarez, Paula v. Ward, Lynelle, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
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