1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 769 S.W.2d
  5. 769 S.W.2d 515 (1988)
 

WOODS v. WILLIAM M. MERCER, INC.

No. C-5863.

769 S.W.2d 515 (1988)

Peggy WOODS, C.R.N.A., Petitioner, v. WILLIAM M. MERCER, INC., et al., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank L. Branson and Paul N. Gold, Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, J. Hadley Edgar, Texas Tech University, Lubbock Alan S. Loewinsohn, Figari & Davenport, Dallas, for petitioner.

R. Brent Cooper and Michael W. Hudleston, Cowles & Thompson, Dallas, for respondent.

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This is a suit against an insurance agent and an insurance carrier for failure to provide professional liability insurance. The principal question presented is whether the party seeking to benefit from the discovery rule to avoid the statute of limitations has the burden of pleading and proving the requirements of the discovery rule in a trial on the merits. We hold that it does. For this reason, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases