Legal Opinion
Clark v. Donahue
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided March 31, 1995No. IP 92-237-C-B/S, IP 92-238-C-B/SPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONSOLIDATED ENTRY
BARKER, Chief Judge.
These two cases involve claims based upon the deaths of two patients at Central State Hospital. Currently before the Court are various defense motions for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the motions are denied.
I. Background
June Christy Highsaw was admitted to Central State Hospital (“CSH”) in July, 1970, as a result of a voluntary admission agreement signed by her mother, Elizabeth Clark. At the time she was admitted, Highsaw was approximately 14 years old. Highsaw died at the age of 35 while still a patient at CSH. Lydia Kay Shelby was…
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