Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation v. Petty Ex Rel. Kauffman
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 20, 1989No. 3-88-035-CVPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWERS, Justice.
Opal Petty and Advocacy, Inc. sued the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, and certain of its offi cials, alleging causes of action for money damages and other relief, based upon Petty’s involuntary confinement in mental-health institutions operated by the Department. The trial court sustained a motion that Petty and Advocacy be permitted to maintain the actions as representatives of a class of individuals who had been, or would be, similarly confined for an indefinite period following civil-commitment proceedings. Tex.R.Civ.P.Ann. 42 (1979 & Supp.1989).…
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