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GOLDEN VILLA NURSING HOME, INC. v. SMITH

No. C3029.

674 S.W.2d 343 (1984)

GOLDEN VILLA NURSING HOME, INC., Appellant, v. Minnie Ellis SMITH, et al., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied May 3, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay D. Hirsch, Anthony F. Montgomery, Hicks, Hirsch, Glover & Robinson, Houston, for appellant.

Harvill E. Weller, Jr., Krist, Gunn, Weller, Nuemann & Morrison, Houston, Alton C. Todd, Brown & Todd, Alvin, for appellee.

Before JUNELL, MURPHY and SEARS, JJ.

SEARS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding damages for personal injuries received by Appellees Minnie Smith and Amelia Oliver. We affirm.

The main issue to be determined is the standard of care owed by a nursing home to its patients to protect them from causing injury to themselves or others.

Minnie Smith was riding a motorcycle on Highway 35 in Brazoria County when Amelia Oliver, a patient at Golden Villa Nursing Home, Inc., darted...

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