Compelling the Mental Examination of a Party to a Civil Law Suit Pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 167a: Coates v. Whittington, 758 S.W.2d 749 (Tex. 1988)

Discusses the Coates v. Whittington case in which the Texas Supreme Court held that a party who claims mental anguish and seeks damages therefrom cannot be compelled to undergo a psychiatric evaluation pursuant to Rule 167a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure unless the party claims permanent psychiatric injury or will use expert testimony during trial.