OFFICE OF ATTY. GEN. v. WEATHERSPOON

No. 14-0582.

472 S.W.3d 280 (2015)

OFFICE OF the ATTORNEY GENERAL, Petitioner, v. Ginger WEATHERSPOON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: September 18, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beth Ellen Klusmann , Assistant Solicitor General, Amanda Joy Cochran-McCall , William T. Deane , Office of the Attorney General, General Litigation Div., Austin, for Plaintiff.

Carla S. Hatcher , Steven B. Thorpe , Thorpe, Hatcher & Washington, L.L.P., Dallas, for Defendant.


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