San Antonio State Hospital, Petitioner v. Kimberly Cowan, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that a governmental unit’s mere provision of personal property to a patient does not constitute a “use” of that property under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §101.021(2), and therefore the hospital’s sovereign immunity was not waived. The Court reversed the Court of Appeals and dismissed the wrongful‑death action.