Dallas Cty. Mental Health and Mental Retardation v. Bossley

Decided June 23, 1998. Nathan Lincoln Hecht wrote the opinion for the court.

968 S.W.2d 339 · Cited 685 times

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• Salcedo v. El Paso Hospital District · 659 S.W.2d 30
• Lowe v. Texas Tech University · 540 S.W.2d 297
• Bossley v. Dallas County Mental Health & Mental Retardation · 934 S.W.2d 689
• Travis v. City of Mesquite · 830 S.W.2d 94
• Robinson v. Central Texas MHMR Center · 780 S.W.2d 169
• University of Texas Medical Branch v. York · 871 S.W.2d 175
• Union Pump Co. v. Allbritton · 898 S.W.2d 773
• Kerrville State Hospital v. Clark · 923 S.W.2d 582
• Newman v. Obersteller Ex Rel. Obersteller · 960 S.W.2d 621
• Harris County v. Dillard · 883 S.W.2d 166
• City of Waco v. Hester · 805 S.W.2d 807
• Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation v. Petty · 848 S.W.2d 680

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