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PRAESEL v. JOHNSON

No. 96-0584.

967 S.W.2d 391 (1998)

Stan PRAESEL and Louise Herbert, Petitioners, v. Raymond JOHNSON, M.D., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided April 14, 1998.

Rehearing Overruled June 23, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John "Lee" Arellano, Patrice M. Barron, Houston, for Petitioners.

Karinne McCullough, Marilyn Kulifay, Tina V. Snelling, Houston, for Respondents.

OWEN, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, GONZALEZ, HECHT, SPECTOR, BAKER, ABBOTT, and HANKINSON, Justices, join.

We must decide in this case whether a physician owes a duty to third parties to warn an epileptic patient not to drive or to report the patient's condition to state authorities that govern the issuance of drivers' licenses. We conclude that we should not impose a duty that is owed to third parties and accordingly...

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