Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation v. Opal Petty and Linda Kaufman and Herbert Clinton Denson, as Her Next Friends and for Themselves

MHMR v. Petty

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS,

AT AUSTIN

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

NO. 3-91-259-CV

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND

MENTAL RETARDATION, ET AL.,

APPELLANTS

vs.

OPAL PETTY, ET AL.,

APPELLEES

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 299TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 428,321, HONORABLE JOE DIBRELL, JUDGE PRESIDING

This Court's prior opinion and judgment, dated July 1, 1992, are withdrawn and the following opinion substituted therefor.

Appellants, Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and five of its officials, appeal the judgment of the district court awarding…