Legal Opinion
Fialkowski v. Greenwich Home for Children, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 6, 1990No. 90-1136PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge:
Leona and Marion Fialkowski (“the Fial-kowskis”), appeal from a district court order granting summary judgment in favor of Northeast Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, Inc. (“Northeast”), in their action seeking damages for the tragic choking death of their profoundly retarded adult son, Walter Fial-kowski. Since we conclude that the undisputed facts cannot support a verdict against Northeast under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment or under state tort law, we will affirm.
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A. Walter Fialkowski, who was 33 years old…
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