SPINDLETOP v. BEAUCHAMP EX REL. HUMPHREY

No. 09-03-382 CV.

130 S.W.3d 368 (2004)

SPINDLETOP MHMR CENTER, Appellant, v. Barbara BEAUCHAMP, on Behalf of Alissa HUMPHREY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided February 26, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin D. Jewell, William S. Helfand, Barbara E. Roberts, Magenheim, Bateman & Helfand, P.L.L.C., Houston, for appellant.

Clay Dugas, Mike Jacobellis, Clay Dugas & Associates, P.C., Beaumont, for appellee.

Before McKEITHEN, C.J., BURGESS and GAULTNEY, JJ.


OPINION

DAVID B. GAULTNEY, Justice.

Barbara Beauchamp filed suit as legal guardian on behalf of Alissa Humphrey for personal injuries Humphrey sustained during her residency at Spindletop MHMR Center. The trial court denied a plea to the jurisdiction filed by Spindletop. The issue is whether governmental immunity from suit has been waived. Specifically, we are asked whether a claim that bed sores were caused by a bed and other property, including "ulcer...

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