· 12/27/1984
Melendez v. Beal
Citations
- 683 S.W.2d 869
- 1984 Tex. App. LEXIS 6848
How courts have described this case
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- holding that filing of suit 15 months after discovering wrong was not unreasonable when patient underwent procedure giving rise to complaint 13 years prior
- holding that filing of suit 15 months after discovering -wrong was not unreasonable when patient underwent procedure giving rise to complaint 13 years prior
- applying Texas law and holding a fifteen-month delay is unreasonable as a matter of law
- 13 months after discovery of malpractice held reasonable
- limitation unconstitutional to unknowing patient
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Judges: Evans, Doyle, Bullock
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