Legal Opinion

American General Insurance Company v. Dennis

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 27, 1955No. 15626PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RENFRO, Justice.

The American General Insurance Company has appealed from a judgment in favor of Joe Bailey Dennis in a workmen’s compensation case.

The first point of error is to the effect the court erred in admitting in evidence the hospital records of the Gainesville Sanitarium because they were hearsay as to appellant, not properly identified, not signed by any person and were ex parte statements of the person claiming to have made'the records.

After the witness Patsy Holden testified that she was the official custodian of the hospital records, had with her the records in regard to the stay…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Aultman v. Dallas Railway & Terminal Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Emberlin v. Wichita Falls, R. & Ft. W. Ry. Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1926
  3. Smith v. United Gas Pipe Line Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Ynsfran v. BurkhartCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
  5. Dallas Coffee & Tea Co. v. WilLiamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Skillern & Sons, Inc. v. RosenTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Travis Life Insurance Company v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
  3. Martinez v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Lower Nueces River Water Supply District v. SellersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
  5. Thompson v. RobbinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956

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