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Jackson v. Isaac

Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)

Decided April 18, 2002No. 11-01-00269-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

TERRY McCALL, Justice.

The question in this medical malpractice case is whether a physician-patient relationship was established. Dr. Michael Isaac, a cardiologist, agreed on a Thursday to see Dr. John Psutka’s patient, Marvin Glenn Jackson, the following Monday. Based on Dr. Psutka’s telephone call, Dr. Isaac’s office scheduled Jackson for an echocardiogram at 11:15 a.m. on Monday to be followed by an office visit with Dr. Isaac at 12:30 p.m. Before ever seeing Dr. Isaac, Jackson died from acute cardiac arrest on Sunday evening. The trial court granted summary judgment for Dr. Isaac…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  3. American Tobacco Co., Inc. v. GrinnellTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Carr v. BrasherTexas Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Lear Siegler, Inc. v. PerezTexas Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ortiz v. Glusman, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2011
  2. Hilario B. Ortiz v. Stephen Philip Glusman, M.D., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2011
  3. Hilario B. Ortiz v. Stephen Philip Glusman, M.D., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2011

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