LONGORIA v. UNITED BLOOD SERVICES

No. 13-93-005-CV.

907 S.W.2d 605 (1995)

Juan LONGORIA and Maria Longoria, Individually and as Next Friend of San Juanita Longoria, Appellants, v. UNITED BLOOD SERVICES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled August 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Arroyo, Brownsville, Melinda Garza, Weslaco, for appellants.

Terry D. Totterham, Dean A. Schaffer, Fulbright & Jaworski, Austin, Jose E. Garcia, McAllen, for appellee.

Before GILBERTO HINOJOSA, FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., and YANEZ, JJ.


OPINION

FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., Justice.

The Longorias appeal from the second summary judgment granted against them in their suit against United Blood Services (UBS) for the death of their daughter as a result of acquired immune deficiency syndrome-tainted blood given to her in a transfusion. We reversed the first summary judgment on the ground that, although the movants had conclusively disproved any negligence in failing to screen their blood for acquired...

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