Legal Opinion
Boardman v. Burlingame
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 1, 1938PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The plaintiff sued the defendants for wrongfully detaining her in the Hartford Retreat, an institution organized and conducted for the care of persons suffering from diseases of the mind, and obtained a verdict from the jury. The defendants appeal from the denial of their motion to set aside the verdict and also from the judgment, alleging error in overruling their demurrer to the complaint and in the charge to the jury.
According to the complaint, dated May 21st, 1936, the defendants are, respectively, the president and directors of the Hartford Retreat and C. Charles Burlingame, their…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Mahoney v. BeatmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- Yale University v. Town of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Hearns v. Waterbury HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Styles v. TylerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- Rindge v. HolbrookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
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3Cited by45 opinions
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