KARL v. OAKS MINOR EMERGENCY CLINIC

No. B14-91-00602-CV.

826 S.W.2d 791 (1992)

Sari J. KARL, Individually and as Independent Executrix of the Estate of Jack D. Karl, and Christopher Paul Karl, Appellants, v. The OAKS MINOR EMERGENCY CLINIC, Asteria R. Saquin, M.D., Bryan R. Schnare, M.D., and Edward J. Lavender, M.D., Appellees.

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

Rehearing Denied April 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray J. McQuary, Humble, for appellants.

John C. Marshall, John C. Landa, Jr., Charles B. Holm, Charles L. Cotton and John Roberson, Houston, for appellees.

Before PAUL PRESSLER, MURPHY and CANNON, JJ.


OPINION

MURPHY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted against appellants in a medical malpractice suit. In two points of error, appellants assert that summary judgment was improperly granted because "loss of chance for survival" is a recognized cause of action and loss of employment benefits are recoverable as resulting damages. We affirm.

Appellants, Sari J. Karl, individually and as independent executrix of the estate of Jack...

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