Robinson v. Central Texas MHMR Center

Decided November 22, 1989. Franklin S. Spears wrote the opinion for the court.

780 S.W.2d 169 · Cited 213 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Lowe v. Texas Tech University · 540 S.W.2d 297
• Salcedo v. El Paso Hospital District · 659 S.W.2d 30
• Duhart v. State · 610 S.W.2d 740
• Allen Sales & Servicenter, Inc. v. Ryan · 525 S.W.2d 863
• Coastal Industrial Water Authority v. Trinity Portland Cement Division, General Portland Cement Co. · 563 S.W.2d 916
• Trinity River Authority v. Williams · 689 S.W.2d 883
• Wich v. Fleming · 652 S.W.2d 353

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• University of Texas Medical Branch v. York · 871 S.W.2d 175
• Kerrville State Hospital v. Clark · 923 S.W.2d 582
• Ralph Lopez, Sheriff and Bexar County, Texas v. Donna McMillion and Gary McMillion · 113 S.W.3d 447
• TEXAS DMHMR v. Petty by Kauffman · 848 S.W.2d 680
• Titus Regional Medical Center v. Glenna Virginia Roach · 418 S.W.3d 675
• Spindletop MHMR Center v. Beauchamp Ex Rel. Humphrey · 130 S.W.3d 368
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. Miller · 51 S.W.3d 583
• Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation v. Petty · 848 S.W.2d 680
• Texas Natural Resource & Conservation Commission v. White · 13 S.W.3d 819
• Nunez v. City of Sansom Park · 197 S.W.3d 837
• Marroquin v. Life Management Center for MH/MR Services · 927 S.W.2d 228
• City of Houston v. Frank Gutkowski, Individually, Frank Gutkowski, as Representative for the Estate of Patricia Gutkowski, Tammie Rene Gutkowski and Carl Gutkowski · 532 S.W.3d 855
• City of North Richland Hills, Texas v. Laura Friend · 370 S.W.3d 369
• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center v. Ward · 280 S.W.3d 345
• Dallas Cty. Mental Health and Mental Retardation v. Bossley · 968 S.W.2d 339
• University of North Texas v. Harvey · 124 S.W.3d 216
• Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation v. Lee · 38 S.W.3d 862
• Michael v. Travis County Housing Authority · 995 S.W.2d 909
• Texas State Technical College v. Beavers · 218 S.W.3d 258
• City of Pasadena v. Thomas · 263 S.W.3d 43
• San Antonio State Hospital v. Cowan · 128 S.W.3d 244
• City of Midland v. Sullivan · 33 S.W.3d 1
• Alvarado v. City of Brownsville · 865 S.W.2d 148
• Hampton v. University of Texas—M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · 6 S.W.3d 627
• Texas Department of Family & Protective Services v. Atwood · 176 S.W.3d 522

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