Todd v. State

This action is based on a claim of negligence resulting in the death of Ronald Stege Todd, on October 9,1972, at the Madden Center, a State of Illinois facility.

The deceased had noticeable behavior changes after his wife’s pregnancy was terminated in 1971 due to the death of the fetus. He sought and received the attention of Dr. Bernard R. Kirk, a psychiatrist, early in 1972. Dr. Kirk signed commitment papers for Ronald Todd on September 28,1972, and he took two months off work during March and April of 1972, at which time he took weekly treatments.

Todd had previously been working as a meat…