Legal Opinion
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, Texas v. Gobert
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 26, 1997No. 01-96-00217-CVPublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILSON, Justice.
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, Texas d/b/a St. Joseph Hospital (St. Joseph) appeals a jury finding that it was negligent in its care and treatment of Detra Massey Gobert. We affirm.
Gobert was admitted to St. Joseph’s inpatient mental health unit for the purpose of receiving treatment for depression. The underlying lawsuit is based upon Go-bert’s claim that, while she was a patient of St. Joseph’s, another patient, Jesse Ray Donatto, entered her room and sexually assaulted her. Gobert filed suit against St. Joseph on the grounds of negligence, gross…
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