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McALLEN MEDICAL CENTER v. RIVERA

No. 13-01-00047-CV.

89 S.W.3d 90 (2002)

McALLEN MEDICAL CENTER and Lolita G. Renolla, Appellant, v. John A. RIVERA, Guardian Ad Litem for William Gracia, a Minor, and Leticia Gracia, Individually and as Next Friend of William Gracia, a Minor, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi-Edinburg.

August 30, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ferriel C. Hamby, Jr., Roger W. Hughes, Scott Clark, Adams & Graham, Harlingen, for appellants.

John A. Rivera, Law Office of John A. Rivera, Edinburg, Rolando Garza, McAllen, Veronica Farias, Brownsville, for appellees.

Before Chief Justice VALDEZ and Justices HINOJOSA and CASTILLO.

OPINION

Opinion by Justice CASTILLO.

Appellants, McAllen Medical Center and Lolita G. Renolla, R.N., appeal the trial court's action appointing a guardian ad litem in a settlement case and the award of fees to the guardian ad litem in the final judgment.1 We reverse the judgment for fees awarded, modify the judgment to vacate such fees, and as modified, affirm.

Factual Summary

On March 31, 1997, William Gracia...

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