Leah Godfrey and Cheri Merritt v. BP Products North America--Appeal from 212th District Court of Galveston County

State: Texas

Court: Texas Northern District Court

Docket No: 14-08-00857-CV

Case Date: 08/25/2009

Plaintiff: Leah Godfrey and Cheri Merritt

Defendant: BP Products North America--Appeal from 212th District Court of Galveston County

Preview:Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed August 25, 2009.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
____________ NO. 14-08-00857-CV ____________ LEAH GODFREY AND CHERI MERRITT, Appellants V. BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Appellee

On Appeal from the 212th District Court Galveston County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 07CV0351

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellants, Leah Godfrey and Cheri Merritt, appeal from the granting of appellee, BP Products North America, Inc.'s motion for summary judgment. We affirm. F ACTUAL AND P ROCEDURAL B ACKGROUND Susan Taylor was killed in the March 23, 2005 explosion at appellee's Texas City, Texas refinery. Taylor was the youngest sister of appellants. Appellants were not at the refinery at the time of the explosion; they did not see the explosion; and they were not injured

by the explosion. Appellants filed suit against appellee asserting multiple causes of action they allege arose from the death of their sister. Appellants sought to recover under the Texas Wrongful Death Act. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann.

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