BORDERLON v. PECK

No. 08-81-00282-CV.

643 S.W.2d 233 (1982)

Catherine BORDERLON, Appellant, v. Dr. Reigh PECK, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied December 22, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Tom Petersen, El Paso, for appellant.

Charles R. Jones, Scott, Hulse, Marshall, Feuille, Finger & Thurmond, El Paso, for appellee.

Before WARD, OSBORN and SCHULTE, JJ.


OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

Did the legislature by the enactment of the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act, Article 4590i, Section 10.01, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat., abolish the doctrine of fraudulent concealment as a basis for extending the period of limitation in a health care liability suit? We conclude that it did, and we affirm the summary judgment entered in favor of the treating doctor.

Dr. Peck performed an operation on Mrs. Borderlon on...

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