The State of Texas, Petitioner v. Wyline Elizabeth Lodge, Respondent; Lisa Jones, Petitioner, v. the State Of…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the mootness doctrine does not bar appeals from orders of temporary involuntary hospitalization under the Mental Health Code, affirming the Court of Civil Appeals in Lodge and reversing and remanding the decision in Jones. The Court reasoned that statutory purpose, the collateral consequences doctrine, and the lack of a capable‑of‑repetition exception require that such appeals be heard, and a dissent argued the opposite, favoring dismissal as moot.