Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation v. Petty

Decided December 31, 1992. Bob Gammage wrote the opinion for the court.

848 S.W.2d 680 · Cited 59 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.

• Salcedo v. El Paso Hospital District · 659 S.W.2d 30
• Lowe v. Texas Tech University · 540 S.W.2d 297
• Robinson v. Central Texas MHMR Center · 780 S.W.2d 169
• Eakle v. Texas Department of Human Services · 815 S.W.2d 869
• Wycko v. Gnodtke · 105 N.W.2d 118
• Texas Highway Department v. Weber · 147 Tex. 628
• Robinson v. City of San Antonio · 727 S.W.2d 40
• Texas Department of Human Services v. E.B. · 802 S.W.2d 647
• Sanchez v. Schindler · 651 S.W.2d 249
• Duhart v. State · 610 S.W.2d 740
• Barr v. Bernhard · 562 S.W.2d 844
• Dillard v. Austin Independent School District · 806 S.W.2d 589
• Hopkins v. Spring Independent School Dist. · 736 S.W.2d 617
• Coastal Industrial Water Authority v. Trinity Portland Cement Division, General Portland Cement Co. · 563 S.W.2d 916
• Wich v. Fleming · 652 S.W.2d 353
• Jefferson County v. Sterk · 830 S.W.2d 260

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• Axtell v. University of Texas at Austin · 69 S.W.3d 261
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. Miller · 51 S.W.3d 583
• Michael v. Travis County Housing Authority · 995 S.W.2d 909
• Bossley v. Dallas County Mental Health & Mental Retardation · 934 S.W.2d 689
• Dallas Cty. Mental Health and Mental Retardation v. Bossley · 968 S.W.2d 339
• City of San Antonio v. Tenorio ex rel. Tenorio · 543 S.W.3d 772
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. Thomas · 263 S.W.3d 212
• Texas Natural Resource & Conservation Commission v. White · 13 S.W.3d 819
• Laney v. State · 223 S.W.3d 656
• Hucker v. City of Beaumont · 144 F. Supp. 2d 696
• Boiter v. South Carolina Department of Transportation · 712 S.E.2d 401
• TEXAS DMHMR v. Petty by Kauffman · 848 S.W.2d 680
• Archibeque v. NORTH TEXAS STATE HOSP. · 115 S.W.3d 154

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