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· 6/18/2004

IHS CEDARS TREATMENT CTR OF DESOTO, TEXAS, INC. v. Mason

Citations

  • 143 S.W.3d 794

How courts have described this case

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  • assuming the existence of a duty and resolving the appeal on the basis of one of the other elements of negligence, proximate cause
  • “cause in fact [for negligence purposes] is not established where the defendant’s negligence does no more than furnish a condition which makes the injuries possible.”
  • \cause in fact [for negligence purposes] is not established where the defendant's negligence does no more than furnish a condition which makes the injuries possible.\
  • “A movant who conclusively negates at least one essential element of a cause of action is entitled to summary judgment on that claim.”
  • “A movant who conclusively negates at least one essential element of a cause of action is entitled to summary judgment on that claim.”
  • “The two elements of proximate cause are cause in fact (or substantial factor) and foreseeability.”

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Judges: Wainwright

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