Legal Opinion
Stiles v. Union Carbide Corp.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided August 17, 1981No. Civ. A. G-79-68, G-79-91 and G-79-248PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HUGH GIBSON, District Judge.
Union Carbide Corporation, defendant in each of the above-styled and numbered di versity_actifljis, has filed identical motions forsummarv judgment in each action. These actions are brought pursuant to the Texas Wrongful Death Act, Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. arts. 4671 et seq. (Vernon Supp. 1980-1981), and the Texas Survival Statute, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5525 (Vernon 1958), by the legal heirs and survivors of three long-time employees of Union Carbide at its Texas City plant. Plaintiffs allege in each case that their decedent’s wrongful death…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Atkins v. CroslandTexas Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by24 opinions
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