SAX v. VOTTELER

No. 9004.

636 S.W.2d 461 (1982)

Bernard SAX, and wife, Frances Sax, Individually and as Next Friend of Lori Beth Sax, a Minor, Appellants, v. T. P. VOTTELER, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Collins, Irving, for appellants.

John H. Martin, Thompson & Knight, Dallas, for appellee.


CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

At times pertinent to this decision the Texas Insurance Code provided a two year limitation for filing malpractice suits against physicians carrying medical liability insurance.1 Unlike the general limitations statutes, this statute was not tolled during minority, except for the first six years of a claimant's life. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Sax and their daughter Lori Beth, attack the constitutionality of this statute...

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