JAMES v. BROWN

No. C-1080.

637 S.W.2d 914 (1982)

Marguerite Frances JAMES, Petitioner, v. Raymond M. BROWN, M.D., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied September 22, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lyne & Klein, Erich F. Klein, Jr. and Ron Edmondson, Dallas, for petitioner.

Mark White, Atty. Gen., Paul R. Gavia, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Strasburger & Price, Bryan J. Maedgen and Patrick F. McGowan, Thompson & Knight, George Chapman and Christopher W. Byrd, Dallas, for respondents.


PER CURIAM.

This opinion was written by Justice James G. Denton before his death on June 10, 1982 and is adopted as the opinion of the Court.

This is a suit for damages against three psychiatrists arising out of an involuntary hospitalization proceeding under the Mental Health Code. The trial court granted summary judgment for the doctors and the court of appeals affirmed. 629 S.W.2d 781. The judgment of the court of appeals...

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