Legal Opinion
Young v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided January 5, 1978No. Claim No. 60554PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gerard M. Weisberg, J.
The claimant has moved to strike various affirmative defenses in the defendant’s answer, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (subd [b]). The motion raises several important issues regarding the rights of incompetents.
The claimant, Francis J. Young, is the committee of Anna Brown, a judicially declared incompetent. The claim is for personal injuries to the incompetent sustained while she was a patient at Hudson River State Hospital, Poughkeepsie, New York. The theory of the case is that the State of New York (State) was negligent in allowing Anna Brown to slip and…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Russo v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Burgundy Basin Inn, Ltd. v. Watkins Glen Grand Prix Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- DeMartini v. Alexander Sanitarium, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1961
- Bommarito v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Cowan v. DoeringNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987
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