(DOWNLOAD) "David andrew Whittlesey v. Ann P. Miller" by Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: David andrew Whittlesey v. Ann P. Miller
- Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
- Release Date : January 11, 1978
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 66 KB
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The question presented by this appeal is whether one spouse has an independent action for loss of consortium as a result of physical injuries caused to the other spouse by the negligence of a third party. The vehicle Stewart Miller was driving was involved in a collision with a vehicle driven by David Whittlesey in June 1974. In March 1976, Miller and Whittlesey entered into a settlement agreement whereby Miller released Whittlesey from liability in connec tion with the accident for consideration of $9,650. In June 1976, Ann Miller, Stewarts wife, sued Whittlesey for damages, alleging that Whittleseys negligence had caused personal injury to her husband, thereby depriving her of her husbands consortium. Whittlesey was granted a summary judgment on the basis that a Texas wife could not recover for loss of consortium for the alleged negligent injury to her husband. The court of civil appeals reversed and remanded. 562 S.W.2d 904. We affirm the judgment of the court of civil appeals.