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· 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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