BAYLOR UNIV. MEDICAL CENTER v. FLEMING

No. B-7083.

561 S.W.2d 797 (1977)

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Petitioner, v. Luther FLEMING, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burford, Ryburn & Ford, James H. Holmes, III, Dallas, for petitioner.

Helm, Pletcher, Hogan & Burrow, J. Donald Bowen, Houston, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Luther Fleming was injured by a fire that occurred in his hospital room at Baylor University Medical Center. The trial court directed a verdict against Fleming on the ground that there was no evidence that his injuries were proximately caused by negligent conduct on the part of the Medical Center. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed and remanded the cause for a new trial. It held that the evidence introduced raised issues of fact as to negligence and proximate...

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