STATE v. ROARK

No. 08-93-00322-CV.

876 S.W.2d 514 (1994)

The STATE of Texas, By and Through its DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH and MENTAL RETARDATION, Appellant, v. Bill Brian ROARK, A/K/A Billy Roark, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth C. Lenoir, Reimbursement Atty., Abilene, TX, Mary Ann Slavin, Reimbursement Dept., TX Dept. of Mental Health & Mental Retardation, Austin, for appellant.

Robert Trenchard, Jr., Trenchard & Buckingham, Kermit, TX, for appellee.

Before BARAJAS, C.J., and KOEHLER and McCOLLUM, JJ.


OPINION

KOEHLER, Justice.

The State of Texas, acting at the request and in behalf of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, brought suit for reimbursement of costs in the amount of $13,318.97 associated with the support, maintenance, and treatment of Bill Brian Roark while he was a judicially committed patient at Vernon State Hospital. In a non-jury trial, the court after hearing the evidence rendered judgment for the State...

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