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Title: St. Elizabeth Hospital Et Al. v. James Garrard Et Ux.
Author : First District, Houston Court of Appeals of Texas
Release Date : January 06, 1987
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 73 KB

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The question presented in this personal injury case is whether the physical manifestation requirement remains an element of claims for negligent infliction of mental anguish. The trial court dismissed the plaintiffs case because their petition sought recovery for mental anguish damages, negligently inflicted, which were not alleged to have resulted in physical injury. The court of appeals held that this court had previously eliminated the physical manifestation requirement and reversed the judgment of the trial court and remanded the cause for trial. 708 S.W.2d 571. We hold that proof of physical injury is no longer required in order to recover for negligent infliction of mental anguish and therefore affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.