Texas Supreme Court
Vera Bell Robinson, Petitioner v. Central Texas Mhmr Center, Respondent
November 22, 198933 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 98
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court held that the failure of the Central Texas MHMR Center to provide a life preserver to a patient falls within the statutory waiver of governmental immunity under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. §101.021(2), reversing the Court of Appeals and remanding for further proceedings. The majority relied on the liberal construction of the Tort Claims Act and prior decisions in Lowe and Salcedo, while dissenting opinions argued that the majority improperly expands the waiver to include non‑use of property.