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CONTEMPORARY PROPERTIES, INC. v. CITY OF MESQUITE

No. 5251.

577 S.W.2d 570 (1979)

CONTEMPORARY PROPERTIES, INC., Appellant, v. The CITY OF MESQUITE, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter W. Leonard, Parnass & Bond, Irving, for appellant.

Elland Archer, City Atty., Mesquite, for appellee.

RALEIGH BROWN, Justice.

This summary judgment case concerns the tolling of the statute of limitations by the "discovery rule."

Contemporary Properties, Inc. sued the City of Mesquite for damages allegedly arising out of the "willful, wrongful, abusive corruption of office on the part of the defendant and its agents, servants and employees." Summary judgment was granted on behalf of the City of Mesquite because Contemporary's claim was barred by Article 5526...

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