Legal Opinion
In the Matter of McKnight
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 6, 1990PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
• Christopher David McKnight, known as David, was born on November 8, 1966, and suffers from severe autism and severe to profound mental retardation. Since 1982, he has been enrolled for education and treatment at Behavior Research Institute, Inc. (BRI), a private, residential facility specializing in the treatment of behavior disorders. Until December, 1988, a school district in Wyoming, where David and his father once lived, funded David’s care at BRI.2 In February, 1989, BRI informed David’s father, *789who was his Massachusetts-appointed guardian, that BRI would terminate David as a client…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. SaikewiczMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Pinnick v. ClearyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
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3Cited by29 opinions
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