Texas Supreme Court

Overton Memorial Hospital, Petitioners v. Lonnie C. McGuire, Respondent

January 29, 197518 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 195

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Civil Appeals' reversal of summary judgment, holding that the hospital was not entitled to governmental immunity because the Texas Tort Claims Act waives such immunity for negligence in providing a bed without guard rails, and remanded the case for further proceedings.