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ROBINSON v. UNIVERSITY MEDICAL BRANCH

No. 14-03-01400-CV.

171 S.W.3d 365 (2005)

Helen ROBINSON, Appellant v. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th District).

June 30, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. Siegel, Houston, TX, for appellant.

Anne L. Morgan, Austin, TX, for appellee.

Panel consists of Justices FOWLER, EDELMAN, and ELLIOTT.

MAJORITY OPINION

BRADY G. ELLIOTT, Judge (Assigned).

This suit involves the mishandling of the remains of a deceased. Appellant, Helen Robinson ("Robinson"), appeals an order granting the plea to the jurisdiction of appellee, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ("UTMB"), wherein the trial court concluded that Robinson's claims sound in contract, not tort; consent for suit was not obtained, and thus, UTMB retains sovereign immunity from suit...

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