Legal Opinion
Praesel v. Johnson
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1998No. 96-0584Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
967 S.W.2d 391 (1998)
Stan PRAESEL and Louise Herbert, Petitioners,
v.
Raymond JOHNSON, M.D., et al., Respondents.
No. 96-0584.
Supreme Court of Texas.
Argued November 5, 1997.
Decided April 14, 1998.
Rehearing Overruled June 23, 1998.
John "Lee" Arellano, Patrice M. Barron, Houston, for Petitioners.
Karinne McCullough, Marilyn Kulifay, Tina V. Snelling, Houston, for Respondents.
2Opinion of the Court · OwenOwen, Justice
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