BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.
Hartwin Ray Peterson, Jr., appeals an adverse summary judgment rendered against him in a deficiency suit on a promissory note. Peterson sought to avoid liability for the debt by pleading the affirmative defense of limitations. At issue is whether, under Texas common law, the pendency of a federal bankruptcy proceeding tolls the applicable state statute of limitations. Holding that it does, we will affirm the district-court judgment.
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