· 5/13/2005
Austin Nursing Center, Inc. v. Lovato
Citations
- 171 S.W.3d 845
- 48 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 624
- 2005 Tex. LEXIS 386
- 2005 WL 1124764
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “a challenge to a party’s capacity must be raised by a verified pleading in the trial court”
- holding that after a decedent’s death the “estate has a justiciable interest in the controversy”
- holding that after a decedent’s death the “estate has a justiciable interest in the controversy”
- holding that for a plaintiff to have capacity, it must have the legal authority to act
- holding that for a plaintiff to have capacity, it must have the legal authority to act
- concluding that although suit had been brought by the decedent’s representative because the decedent’s estate lacked capacity, the decedent’s estate had a justiciable interest in the controversy sufficient to confer standing
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Judges: Jefferson, Johnson
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