Legal Opinion

Regent Care Ctr. of San Antonio, L.P. v. Detrick

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 7, 2018No. 04-17-00596-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Discussion

Sufficiency of the evidence-causation

We first address Regent Care's second issue, which challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence to support a finding that Regent Care's negligence was a proximate cause of Detrick's injury.

To determine the legal sufficiency of the evidence, a court must "independently consider whether the evidence at trial would enable reasonable and fair-minded jurors to reach the verdict." Gharda USA, Inc. v. Control Solutions, Inc. , 464 S.W.3d 338, 348 (Tex. 2015) (quoting Whirlpool Corp. v. Camacho , 298 S.W.3d 631, 638 (Tex. 2009) ). A court…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State v. ShumakeTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Burroughs Wellcome Co. v. CryeTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. SterlingTexas Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Jelinek v. CasasTexas Supreme Court · 2010

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Allen v. Sherman Operating Company, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2021
  2. Columbia Valley Healthcare System L. P. D/B/A Valley Regional Medical Center v. Alexis Andrade, a Minor, by and Through His Mother, Ana Ramirez, as Next Friend and Ana Ramirez, Individually, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2020
  3. Edward Canterbury v. Luby's Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2024
  4. Regent Care of San Antonio, L.P. v. Robert H. Detrick and Carolyn Dart DetrickTexas Supreme Court · 2020
  5. in Re John Ebin and Joyce O'Connor, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2019

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