Mochen v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtSimons, J.
This negligence case raises the question of what
duty an institutionalized mentally ill patient has to exercise care for his own safety.
At the time of this accident George Mochen, Jr. was an infant, 17 years of age and had completed the equivalent of 11th grade in school. George had apparently suffered from mental problems since birth. His illness became serious at the age of seven and, starting at age nine, he had been hospitalized at various institutions for over five years. On November 11, 1967, after attacking his parents, he was confined to Buffalo State Hospital in a closed ward with 77…
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