Legal Opinion
Estate of Johnson v. Bellville Hospital
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 1, 1972No. Civ. A. No. 71-H-610PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER:
SEALS, District Judge.
Plaintiff in this wrongful death action is the estate of an individual who died following an automobile accident near Bellville, Texas. The decedent was taken to Bellville Hospital and subsequently transferred to Sharpstown General Hospital in Houston, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Plaintiff contends that death resulted from the combined negligence of the defendants. The case is presently before the Court on Defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Plaintiff is represented by Dale Singleton, as independent executor of decedent’s estate. The…
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