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LACY v. RUSK STATE HOSP.

No. 12-99-00436-CV.

31 S.W.3d 625 (2000)

Marie LACY, Appellant, v. RUSK STATE HOSPITAL and Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Rehearing Overruled July 7, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lonnie B. Davis, Hemphill, for Appellant.

Phillip E. Marrus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for Appellee.

Panel consisted of RAMEY, Jr., C.J., HADDEN, J., and WORTHEN, J.

TOM B. RAMEY, Jr., Chief Justice.

Appellant, Marie Lacy sued Appellees, Rusk State Hospital ("Rusk") and the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation ("TDMHMR") under the Tort Claims Act for the wrongful death of her son, Michael. In her sole issue, Lacy alleges that the trial court erred in sustaining Appellees' plea to the jurisdiction and motion to dismiss. We will affirm.

Background

Michael, a patient at the Rusk State...

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