Ordonez v. Abraham

Texas hornbook law teaches that when a person is killed by the negligence of another, two causes of action are potentially created: a survival claim by the estate of the deceased, and a statutory wrongful death claim for the wife, children, and parents of the deceased.2 In this case, an order from a statutory probate court authorized Appellant Rene Ordonez, as the dependent administrator, to pursue the survival claim of behalf of the Estate of Jay Clayton Grady. The parties dispute whether the probate court also expressly authorized Ordonez to pursue the wrongful death claims. A district…