Eugene and Angelica Sanchez, Petitioners v. Charles J. Schindler, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and held that under the Texas Wrongful Death Act a parent may recover damages for mental anguish, loss of society, and companionship for the death of a child, rejecting the historic pecuniary loss limitation. The decision was contested by a dissent arguing the court should not overturn the longstanding rule and a concurrence agreeing with the reversal but urging broader beneficiary coverage.