HORVATH v. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

No. 05-84-00900-CV.

704 S.W.2d 866 (1985)

Stephen HORVATH and Christine Horvath, Individually and as Next Friends of Stephen Horvath, Jr., Appellants, v. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

December 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Southers & Lyons, Inc., Clem Lyons & Stephen Dittlinger, Dallas, for appellants.

Burford & Ryburn, Wayne Pearson, Dallas, for appellee.

Before STEPHENS, WHITHAM and HOWELL, JJ.


HOWELL, Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case. Steven and Christine Horvath, individually and as next friends of their son, Steven Horvath Jr., brought suit against Baylor University Medical Center. They alleged that the hospital was negligent in failing to cause their child to be tested for phenylketonuria (PKU). The jury found that hospital negligence, if any, was not a proximate cause of the child's damages. We affirm.

Steven Horvath, Jr. is afflicted...

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