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The Texas Supreme Court Has Simplified Special Issue Submission in Occupier Cases
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1972)
Discusses a negligence case in which a woman who knew about a particularly wet and slippery area of a health spa proceeded to walk across this area. The woman fell and later sued the health spa on a negligence basis. The ...
Uninsured Motorist Protection: Proving the Uninsured Status of the Tort-Feasor-Motorist as a Condition Precedent to Recovery
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1969)
With the enactment of the new Uninsured Motorist Statute, Texas joined the ranks of those states requiring their insurance companies to provide protection to their insureds from the uninsured motorist. In order to recover ...
Prejudgment Interest Available on Accrued Damages in Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, and Survival Actions
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1986)
Analyzes a Texas Supreme Court case holding that a prevailing plaintiff may recover prejudgment interest compounded daily on damages that have accrued by the time of the judgment. The article details the prejudgment interest ...
The Discovery Rule Dies In A Medical Malpractice Case
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1986)
Details a case by the Texas Supreme Court which held that the passage of the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act abolished the discovery rule for medical malpractice cases and established an absolute two-year ...
A Wrongful Death Action Can Be Maintained for Prenatal Injuries Causing the Stillbirth of a Fetus
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1986)
Discusses a case in which a Texas appeals court held that live birth is not required for recovery under the Wrongful Death Statue. The article details the common law treatment of an unborn child and the development of ...