Legal Opinion
Langford v. Blackman
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided May 31, 1990No. 09-89-059 CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROOKSHIRE, Justice.
Appeal from the granting of a summary judgment. The paramount question is: Does a cause of action, under Texas law, exist for the wrongful death (negligently inflicted) of a “viable” but not naturally born child, Robert B. Langford? Appellants take the position that Robert Lang-ford was a “viable fetus”. A basic stipulation is that one of the defendants below, Terry Lee Blackman, operated his motor vehicle negligently and thereby caused the child’s death. The death resulted from an automobile accident in Montgomery County. The accident occurred on October 22, 1983.…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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