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1997 SESSION

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SB 686 Statutes of limitation; accrual.

Introduced by: Patricia S. Ticer (by request) | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Statutes of limitation; accrual. Provides that in civil actions to recover for damage to property or injury to person, if the injury was not reasonably discoverable on the date it was sustained, the statute of limitations does not begin to run until the date that injury was discovered or should have been discovered. Under current law, in most cases the limitations period begins to run from the date the injury was sustained, even if a reasonably diligent person would not know.

No change is made to the law governing limitations periods in medical malpractice cases.

The changes apply prospectively only.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 974669745  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 974669745
• 01/08/97  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/22/97  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in C. J. (14-Y 1-N)