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cited 2× by 1 distinct case, last quoted 1995 ·
…no cause of action may be maintained for the death of a fetus under the wrongful death statute until the right to bring such action is afforded by the legislature.
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Cited as authority (rule)
Fort Worth Osteopathic Hospital, Inc. v. Reese
(3×)
See Brown v. Shwarts, 968 S.W.2d 331, 335 (Tex.1998); Krishnan v. Sepulveda, 916 S.W.2d 478, 479-80 (Tex.1995); Pietila v. Crites, 851 S.W.2d 185, 187 (Tex.1993) (per curiam); Blackman v. Langford, 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex.1990) (per curiam); Tarrant County Hosp.
discussed
Cited as authority (rule)
Krishnan v. Ramirez
Capital Distribs., Inc., 727 S.W.2d 503, 504 (Tex.1987)); Pietila v. Crites, 851 S.W.2d 185, 187 (Tex.1993) (citing Blackman v. Langford, 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex.1990) (party precluded from recovery as a matter of law because no wrongful death or survival cause of action for the death of a fetus)).
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Krishnan, Elizabeth, M.D. v. Ramirez, Senovio, Jr., Temporary Guardian of Property of Humberto Sepulveda, III, as Heir of Olga Ramirez Sepulveda
Capital Distribs., Inc ., 727 S.W.2d 503, 504 (Tex. 1987)); Pietela v. Crites , 851 S.W.2d 185, 187 (Tex. 1993) (citing Blackman v. Langford , 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex. 1990) (party precluded from recovery as a matter of law because no wrongful death or survival cause of action for the death of a fetus)).
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Rupp v. Brown
Auth. v. Trevino, 941 S.W.2d 76, 78 (Tex.1997); Krishnan v. Sepulveda, 916 S.W.2d 478, 479 (Tex.1995); Pietila v. Crites, 851 S.W.2d 185, 187 (Tex.1993); Blackman v. Langford, 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex.1990); Witty v. American Gen.
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Cited as authority (rule)
Margie Rupp, Individually and on Behalf of Jacob Rupp v. Charles E.L. Brown, M.D. And Central Texas Perinatal Associates, P.A.
Auth. v. Trevino , 941 S.W.2d 76, 78 (Tex. 1997); Krishnan v. Sepulveda , 916 S.W.2d 478, 479 (Tex. 1995); Pietila v. Crites , 851 S.W.2d 185, 187 (Tex. 1993); Blackman v. Langford , 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex. 1990); Witty v. American Gen.
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Margie Rupp, Individually and on Behalf of Jacob Rupp v. Charles E.L. Brown, M.D. And Central Texas Perinatal Associates, P.A.
Auth. v. Trevino, 941 S.W.2d 76, 78 (Tex. 1997); Krishnan v. Sepulveda, 916 S.W.2d 478, 479 (Tex. 1995); Pietila v. Crites, 851 S.W.2d 185, 187 (Tex. 1993); Blackman v. Langford, 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex. 1990); Witty v. American Gen.
cited
Cited as authority (rule)
Sosebee v. Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center
Auth., 941 S.W.2d at 78 ; Krishnan, 916 S.W.2d at 479 ; Pietila, 851 S.W.2d at 187 ; Blackman v. Langford, 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex.1990) (per curiam); Witty, 727 S.W.2d at 504-06.
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Parvin v. Dean
(2×)
also: Cited "see"
See Krishnan v. Sepulveda, 916 S.W.2d 478, 481 (Tex.1995); Blackman v. Langford, 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex.1990) (citing Witty v. American Gen.
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Cited as authority (rule)
Edinburg Hospital Authority v. Treviño
(2×)
See Krishnan v. Sepulveda, 916 S.W.2d 478, 479 (Tex.1995); Pietila v. Crites, 851 S.W.2d 185, 187 (Tex.1993); Blackman v. Langford, 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex.1990); Witty v. American Gen.
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Naugle v. Theard
See Nelson v. Krusen, 678 S.W.2d 918, 924-25 (Tex.1984) (holding *291 that there is no cause of action in Texas for ■wrongful life); see also Pietila v. Crites, 851 S.W.2d 185, 187 (Tex.1993); Blackman v. Langford, 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex.1990) (holding that there is no wrongful death or survival cause of action for the death of a fetus).
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Krishnan v. Sepulveda
(4×)
We disagree. “[T]here is no wrongful death or survival cause of action for the death of a fetus.” Pietila v. Crites, 851 S.W.2d 185, 187 (Tex.1993); Blackman v. Langford, 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex.1990); Tarrant County Hosp.
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Booth v. Cathey
(2×)
Presently there is no wrongful death or survival cause of action for the death of a fetus. [1] See id. at 187 ; Blackman v. Langford, 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex.1990).
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Gross v. Davies
(6×)
also: Cited "see"
Pietila v. Crites, 851 S.W.2d 185, 187 (Tex.1993); Blackman v. Langford, 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex.1990); Witty v. American Gen.
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Pietila v. Crites
Blackman v. Langford, 795 S.W.2d 742, 743 (Tex.1990).
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Terry Lee BLACKMAN, Julie Barnes Webb, and Claudia Webb Blackman, Petitioners,
v.
Alice Foxworth LANGFORD and Mark Edward Langford, Sr., Individually, and as Parents of Their Deceased Child, Robert Benjamin Langford, Respondents
v.
Alice Foxworth LANGFORD and Mark Edward Langford, Sr., Individually, and as Parents of Their Deceased Child, Robert Benjamin Langford, Respondents
D-0130.
Texas Supreme Court.
Sep 19, 1990.
Ruben Hope, W. Scott Coleman, Conroe, for petitioners., B.D. Griffin, Conroe, T. Gerald Treece, Houston, for respondents.
Per Curiam.
Cited by 32 opinions | Published
PER CURIAM.
This cause once more presents the issue of whether a wrongful death and survival action can be brought when a viable fetus is subsequently stillborn. Tex.Rev.Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. §§ 71.002 & 71.021 (Vernon 1986). The trial court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the ground that the wrongful death and survival statutes do not permit a cause of action for the death of a fetus. The court of appeals construed the statutes as allowing a cause of action and therefore reversed the trial court’s judgment and remanded the cause for trial. 790 S.W.2d 127 (1990). We have held that “no cause of action may be maintained for the death of a fetus under the wrongful death statute until the right to bring such action is afforded by the legislature.” Witty v. American Gen. Capital Distrib., 727 S.W.2d 503, 506 (Tex.1987); Tarrant County Dist. Hosp. v. Lobdell, 726 S.W.2d 23 (Tex.1987) (per curiam).
The judgment of the court of appeals conflicts with prior decisions of this Court. Pursuant to Tex.R.App.P. 170, we grant petitioners’ application for writ of error and without hearing oral argument a majority of the Court reverses the judgment of the court of appeals and affirms the judgment of the trial court.