· 4/6/1983
Sax v. Votteler
Citations
- 648 S.W.2d 661
- 26 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 316
- 1983 Tex. LEXIS 286
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that the “purpose and basis for article 5.82 are legitimate” but nonetheless holding the restriction unreasonable as applied to minors
- recognizing that the “purpose and basis for article 5.82 are legitimate” but nonetheless holding the restriction unreasonable as applied to minors
- recognizing that the \purpose and basis for article 5.82 are legitimate\ but nonetheless holding the restriction unreasonable as applied to minors
- holding that a statute violates due process when it abolishes a right to bring a well-established common-law cause of action without providing a reasonable alternative
- concluding that the medical malpractice statute of limitations violated the state constitution's open-courts guarantee by \effectively abolish[ing] a minor's right to bring a well-established common law cause of action without providing a reasonable alternative\
- recognizing in as-applied open courts challenge that the “purpose and basis for article 5.82 are legitimate”
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Judges: Kilgarlin
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