Legal Opinion
Montoya v. John Peter Smith Hospital
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 27, 1988No. 2-88-026-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LATTIMORE, Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment denying Amelia Montoya (“Amelia”) recovery against Tarrant County Hospital District (“Hospital”) under the Texas Tort Claims Act. TEX.CIV.PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. sec. 101.021 (Vernon 1986). Amelia has perfected this appeal from the summary judgment.
We affirm.
On November 4, 1983, Amelia accompanied her husband, Joe Montoya (“Joe”), to the Hospital emergency room. Amelia informed the triage nurse that her husband was sick. The triage nurse assesses new' patients in the emergency room and assigns priority to patients by the…
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