Case Name: Marvin POWELL, Administrator of the Estate of Vera Powell, deceased, Vernon Powell, Marvin Powell, Sharon Smith, Raymond Powell, and Glen Powell, Appellants, v. STATE of Oklahoma, ex rel. DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, Appellees
Court: Court of Appeals of Oklahoma
Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
Decision Date: 1988-12-13
Citations: 770 P.2d 903
Docket Number: No. 69293
Parties: Marvin POWELL, Administrator of the Estate of Vera Powell, deceased, Vernon Powell, Marvin Powell, Sharon Smith, Raymond Powell, and Glen Powell, Appellants, v. STATE of Oklahoma, ex rel. DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, Appellees.
Judges: RAPP, J., concurs.
Reporter: Pacific Reporter 2d
Volume: 770
Pages: 903–904

Head Matter:
Marvin POWELL, Administrator of the Estate of Vera Powell, deceased, Vernon Powell, Marvin Powell, Sharon Smith, Raymond Powell, and Glen Powell, Appellants, v. STATE of Oklahoma, ex rel. DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, Appellees.
No. 69293.
Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 4.
Dec. 13, 1988.
Rehearing Denied Jan. 30, 1989.
Jess Horn, Michael R. Martin, Crowley, Butler, Pickens & Martin, Enid, for appellants.
Robert H. Henry, Atty. Gen. and Cathy Clinton Dabney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Oklahoma City, for appellees.

Opinion:
SUMMARY OPINION
BACON, Judge.
This court has reviewed the record on appeal and the briefs of the parties, and having duly considered the same, finds that the judgment of the trial court should be and is hereby summarily affirmed pursuant to Civil Appellate Procedure Rule 1.202(d), 12 O.S.Supp.1987, ch. 15, app. 2.
The decision to release or petition for involuntary commitment is a discretionary act and therefore exempt from liability under 51 O.S.Supp.1987 § 155(5).
AFFIRMED.
RAPP, J., concurs.
BRIGHTMIRE, P.J., dissents.