Legal Opinion
Amos v. Central Freight Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 14, 1978No. 17244PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment. Robert L. Amos brought suit as next friend for five minor children alleged to be the surviving children of the deceased, Mamie Diggins Amos, under the Wrongful Death and the Survival Statutes. The issue is whether children alleged to have been adopted by estoppel have a cause of action under Articles 4671, et seq. and 5525, V.A. T.S. The trial court determined that they did not and we affirm.
On or about August 28,1974, Mamie Dig-gins Amos was killed in a pedestrian accident on Interstate Highway 10, in Houston, Texas, when she…
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- Patton v. ShamburgerTexas Supreme Court · 1968
- Goss Ex Rel. Walton v. FranzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
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