ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL HOSP. v. AGBOR

No. 96-0085.

952 S.W.2d 503 (1997)

ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL, Petitioner, v. Comfort and Kingsley AGBOR, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 20, 1997.

Rehearing Overruled October 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solace H. Kirkland, Michael O. Connelly, Houston, for Petitioner.

Phillip A. Pfeifer, Houston, for Respondents.


GONZALEZ, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which HECHT, ENOCH, OWEN and BAKER, Justices, join.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment. The sole issue in this case is whether the Texas Medical Practice Act ("the Texas Act") applies to a patient's cause of action against a hospital for its credentialing activities. We hold that it does, and reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

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