1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.3d
  4. 281 S.W.3d
  5. 281 S.W.3d 552 (2008)
 

MONTES v. VILLARREAL

No. 08-06-00326-CV.

281 S.W.3d 552 (2008)

Veronica MONTES, Appellant, v. Jorge VILLARREAL, M.D., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

October 23, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Larsen, Austin, TX, for Appellant.

Robert Dinsmoor, Ray, Valdez, McChristian & Jeans, El Paso, TX, for Appellee.

Before CHEW, C.J., McCLURE, and ABLES, JJ.

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.

Veronica Montes appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of Dr. Jorge Villarreal on the affirmative defense of limitations. We must decide whether her attorney exercised due diligence in requesting service of process four months after the statute of limitations had expired. We conclude that he did not. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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