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KERRVILLE STATE HOSP. v. CLARK

No. 95-0773.

923 S.W.2d 582 (1996)

KERRVILLE STATE HOSPITAL, Petitioner, v. James O. CLARK and Genevie Clark, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided May 10, 1996.

Rehearing Overruled July 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Allan Smith, Austin, for Petitioner.

Sydney S. Ewing, Boerne, Randall B. Richards, Boerne, for Respondents.

GONZALEZ, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court in which HECHT, ENOCH, OWEN and BAKER, Justices, join.

This is a wrongful death action brought by James and Genevie Clark to recover damages for the death of their daughter, Rebecca Clark Ligon, who was murdered by her husband, Gary Ligon. The Clarks sued Kerrville State Hospital (KSH) for negligently releasing Gary, a mental patient, from its care. They also sued the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental...

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