EARLE v. RATLIFF

No. 98-0115.

998 S.W.2d 882 (1999)

Stephen EARLE, M.D., Petitioner, v. Michael RATLIFF and Shirley Ratliff, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided July 1, 1999.

Rehearing Overruled October 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George H. Spencer, Sr., Phylis J. Speedlin, San Antonio, for Petitioner.

Donna J. Bowen, Michael L. Slack, Austin, James A. Hall, San Antonio, for Respondents.


Justice HECHT delivered the opinion of the Court.

This medical malpractice case raises several issues, but our attention centers on whether the plaintiff's claim that the defendant negligently performed surgery on him is barred by limitations. The plaintiff contends that limitations did not begin to run on his claim until his post-surgical course of treatment by the defendant ended, and until he became aware that the defendant...

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