Legal Opinion
Wilbur Green, Administrator of the Estate of Phillip Ray Walker, Deceased v. William P. Hale, O. H. Thompson, Vaneta Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1970No. 28878PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
This medical malpractice case presents important questions of federal diversity jurisdiction as well as a few evidentiary points controlled by Texas law. Since we find in favor of the plaintiff-appellee on the jurisdictional issue, and further find no reversible error in the trial court’s rulings, we Affirm.
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FACTS
Plaintiff-appellee brought this survival action 1 2 as administrator of the estate of Phillip Ray Walker, deceased infant, against the defendant-appellants, 8 Dr. O. H. Thompson, a licensed physician, and Vaneta Thompson and Mary Lou Martin, assistants to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Kramer v. Caribbean Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Susan K. O'brien, Administrator of the Estate of Leona Cameron, Deceased v. Donald R. StoverCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Lonnie Miller, Administrator of the Estate of Albert Miller, Jr., Deceased and Albert Miller, Sr. v. Ely J. Perry, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
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