Danna v. State

Major, J.. This claim was filed to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the claimant as a result of an accident at Brooklyn State Hospital. Pursuant to an order of Honorable Meier Steinbrink, Justice of the Supreme Court, made on September 25, 1950, based upon the certificate of a qualified physician certifying that the claimant was mentally disturbed and pursuant to the provisions of the Mental Hygiene Law, the claimant was committed to the Brooklyn State Hospital for a period of thirty days. This order further provided, in substance, that if within said thirty-day period, the…