Cohen v. State of NY
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtHerlihy, J.
Alan Cohen, the claimant’s intestate (referred to herein as decedent) was 23 years of age, married, and at the time of his death, April 22, 1971, he was a third-year medical student at the Downstate Medical Center University of the State of New York. Prior to admission as a medical student he had graduated from the University of Rochester, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in psychology.
In January, 1971 he voluntarily entered the Downstate Medical Center psychiatric department for a condition diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia. He had prior to this admission been an…
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