Taylor v. Parr

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

Appellants, Jack and Ada Taylor, appeal the summary judgment rendered against them in a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. J.W. Parr. The sole issue on appeal is whether the Taylors, as foster parents and managing conservators of David Smith Taylor, a minor, have standing to bring their action for the death of David. We affirm the summary judgment.

In order to clarify the issue on appeal, we first summarize the relevant facts. David Smith Taylor was born May 13,1973, with hydrocephalus, a condition in which spinal fluid does not properly drain from the brain,…