· 3/21/1997
Diaz v. Westphal
Citations
- 941 S.W.2d 96
- 40 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 434
- 1997 Tex. LEXIS 36
- 1997 WL 126858
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- at common law,”no personal injury cause of action survive[s] to a deceased tort victim’s heirs, and the heirs have no claim for their own losses resulting from the tortious act.”
- “At common law, no personal injury cause of action survived to a deceased tort victim’s heirs, and the heirs had no claim for their own losses resulting from the tortious act.”
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Judges: Gonzalez
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