Legal Opinion
TEXAS DMHMR v. Petty by Kauffman
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 14, 1993No. D-1939Published
1Opinion of the Court
848 S.W.2d 680 (1992)
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETADATION, Petitioners,
v.
Opal PETTY, By and Through her Next Friends, and Linda KAUFFMAN and Herbert Clinton Denson, as Next Friends of Opal Petty, Respondents.
No. D-1939.
Supreme Court of Texas.
December 31, 1992.
Rehearing Overruled April 14, 1993.
Toni Hunter, Dan Morales, Austin, for petitioners.
James C. Harrington, Deborah C. Hiser, Austin, for respondents.
OPINION
GAMMAGE, Justice.
We consider whether our state government may be held responsible for a citizen's injuries resulting from misdiagnosis and mistreatment during her…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Texas Department of Human Services v. E.B.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
- Lowe v. Texas Tech UniversityTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- Sanchez v. SchindlerTexas Supreme Court · 1983
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