Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Wichita General Hospital
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 23, 1997No. 2-96-294-CVPublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAYCE, Chief Justice.
Dan Thomas, an inmate at the James V. Allred Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his negligence suit against Wichita General Hospital. In four points of error, Thomas contends that the court erred in dismissing the suit with prejudice on the grounds that: (1) venue in Wichita County was proper because Thomas’s amended petition alleged that Wichita General’s negligent acts and omissions occurred in Wichita County; (2) the trial court did not conduct a hearing on Wichita General’s motion to dismiss; (3) the suit is…
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