Texas Supreme Court

Jerry D. Jennings, M.d., Petitioner v. Mary Barbara Burgess and Her Husband, Jimmie Ross Burgess, Respondents

March 7, 199639 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 369

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the two‑year statutory limitations period bars the Burgesses' claim against Dr. Jennings and that the open‑courts provision does not apply, thereby reversing the Court of Appeals and reinstating the trial court's summary judgment in favor of Jennings.