Rampel v. Wascher

OPINION

PEEPLES, Justice.

Plaintiffs appeal from a take-nothing judgment based on an adverse jury verdict. The suit arose from the death of Susan Wascher, who died at home in her hot tub. The defendant is Dr. Richard Wascher, Susan’s husband at the time of her death. The plaintiffs are Susan’s mother and her three children from an earlier marriage. Plaintiffs asserted causes of action for medical and spousal negligence; Richard denied that there was a physician-patient relationship and denied that he was negligent. The jury made the following findings: that Susan and Richard did not have a…