Supreme Court of Texas

Wrongful death and survival statutes do not violate the Equal Protection Clause by prohibiting parents of a stillborn fetus from bringing claims under them.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/08/2003
• Decided 08/27/2004
• Published 08/27/2004

Judges

• Chief Justice PHILLIPS delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice HECHT, Justice OWEN, Justice O'NEILL, Justice JEFFERSON, Justice WAINWRIGHT and Justice BRISTER joined.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Neal McGehee, Brian J. Brandstetter, R. Bruce Moon, Gwinn & Roby, Craig M. Price, E. Earl Harcrow, Karen D. Williams, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Fort Worth, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bernard R. Suchocki, Scott A. Cummings, Jerry D. Bullard, Suchocki Bullard & Cummings, P.C., Fort Worth, for Respondent.