Legal Opinion
Gonzales v. Outlar
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided May 7, 1992No. 13-91-106-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NYE, Chief Justice.
This is a medical malpractice case. Appellant, Esther Gonzales, sued appellee, L.B. Outlar, M.D., and South Texas Medical Clinics, P.A., for negligence and breach of professional duty by failing to take precautions to prevent or reduce her post-operative blood-clotting problems. Dr. Outlar and South Texas Medical Clinics moved for summary judgment on the basis that no genuine issue of material fact existed regarding two essential elements of her cause of action, breach of duty and proximate cause. The trial court granted a take-nothing summary judgment favorable to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Brownlee v. BrownleeTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Life Insurance Co. of Virginia v. Gar-Dal, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1978
- Pinckley v. Dr. Francisco Gallegos, M.D., P.A., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1987
- Kotzur v. Kelly, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1990
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3Cited by4 opinions
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