1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 807 S.W.2d
  5. 807 S.W.2d 726 (1991)
 

DICKSON v. SIMPSON

No. C-9521.

807 S.W.2d 726 (1991)

Mildred Lee Simpson DICKSON, Petitioner, v. Johnnie Sam Wormley SIMPSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled March 20, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Stephen McNally, Austin, for petitioner.

Clint C. Small, Jr., Austin, for respondent.

OPINION

MAUZY, Justice.

Mildred Dickson seeks standing to establish paternal inheritance rights. The trial court concluded that her suit was barred by the four-year general statute of limitations, Tex.Civ.Prac. 16.051, and the court of appeals affirmed. 781 S.W.2d 723. We reverse the court of appeals' judgment and remand this cause to the trial court.

E.E. Simpson died on December 21, 1985. Respondent, the surviving...

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