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DETENBECK v. KOESTER

No. 01-93-00913-CV.

886 S.W.2d 477 (1994)

Lee C. DETENBECK, M.D., Appellant v. Winifred KOESTER and Charles Houssiere, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled November 17, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joann Storey, Houston, for appellant.

J. Philip Griffis, Houston, for appellees.

Before HUTSON-DUNN, COHEN and O'CONNOR, JJ.

OPINION

HUTSON-DUNN, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether a doctor may maintain a cause of action for abuse of process against his former patient and her attorney for bringing a frivolous malpractice suit in an attempt to coerce a settlement.

In 1981, appellee, Winifred Koester, filed a malpractice suit against appellant, Dr. Detenbeck, arising out of a knee surgery he performed on her in 1978...

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