Castillo Ex Rel. Castillo v. Hidalgo County Water District No. 1

OPINION

KENNEDY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in a wrongful death action brought by appellants, the minor brothers of Carlos Castillo, who drowned in a canal owned and operated by appellee, Hidalgo County Water District Number One. Summary judgment was rendered against appellants on the ground that the Wrongful Death Act does not extend to the benefit of siblings. Appellants contend by three points of error that the denial of a wrongful death cause of action to a sibling violates the Texas Constitution. We affirm.

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