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ESCOTO v. ESTATE OF AMBRIZ

No. 13-02-171-CV.

200 S.W.3d 716 (2006)

Francisca ESCOTO, et al., Appellants, v. The ESTATE OF Robert AMBRIZ, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi-Edinburg.

Rehearing Overruled September 14, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray R. Marchan, Watts Law Firm, Brownsville, Alex M. Miller, San Antonio, for appellants.

Ramon Rosales, Law Office of Ramon Rosales, Jr., Mission, David G. Oliveira, Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, Brownsville, Sharon E. Callaway, Michael J. Murray, Crofts & Callaway, San Antonio, James M. Tompkins, Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, Houston, for appellees.

Before Justices YAÑEZ, CASTILLO, and GARZA.

OPINION

Opinion by Justice YAÑEZ.

Following the deaths of four motorists involved in an auto accident with a Nabors Drilling employee ("Nabors"), Robert Ambriz, appellants1 asserted wrongful death actions against Nabors. A Willacy County jury returned a verdict in favor of appellants. However, the trial court granted Nabor's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict ("JNOV"). Appellants appeal the JNOV. We reverse...

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