YOUNG v. JONES LUMBER CO.

Nos. A14-89-022-CV, B14-89-023-CV.

784 S.W.2d 949 (1990)

Emma YOUNG, Appellant, v. JONES LUMBER COMPANY, Appellee. Emma YOUNG, Appellant, v. DEER PARK LUMBER COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

January 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Ed. Todd, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

Jill A. Schaar, Houston, for appellee.

Before J. CURTISS BROWN, C.J., and JUNELL and DRAUGHN, JJ.


OPINION

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment which found a wrongful death and survival suit barred by the statute of limitations. Appellant argues that a discovery rule ought to have tolled the running of the statute, and that a holding to the contrary would violate the Texas constitutional guarantee of open courts. We affirm the summary judgment.

There is no dispute over the operative facts. Appellant's decedent...

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