Williams v. State

Staley, Jr., J.

Appeal from a judgment entered July 10, 1967 upon a decision of the Court of Claims dismissing the claim after a trial of the issue of liability only. The claim is based on negligence resulting in an assault on the person of Lorene Williams, which assault resulted in the birth of her child on December 25, 1962. In October, 1960 Lorene Williams, an unmarried woman 22 years of age, was admitted to Manhattan State Hospital suffering from a psychosis with mental deficiency. At the time of her admission she was five months pregnant. Her intelligence quotient was between 50 and 69,…