SJ Medical Center, LLC v. Estahbanati

OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Chief Justice.

When a boy was asked how many legs his calf would have if he called its tail a leg, the boy replied, “five.” The correct answer is “four” because calling the tail a leg does not make it a leg.1

A Texas limited liability company seeks to appeal from an interlocutory order under section 51.014(a) of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. In the context of this case, for the company to be able to do so, it must be a “hospital district management contractor.” The term is defined in section 285.071 of the Texas Health and Safety Code. Under the…