Maylin v. Cleveland Psychiatric Institute

On July 19,1976, appellant, Mary Lou Maylin, was declared incompetent and her father, Joseph Wolf, was named the guardian of her person. On April 25, 1983, appellant was admitted to appellee hospital, the Cleveland Psychiatric Institute. During breakfast on May 22, 1983, appellant jumped out of a second floor dining room window and sustained injuries. Within the week, appellant’s brother, Edward Wolf, saw appellant, learned the details of the accident and told his father, appellant’s guardian, about it.

On May 15,1984, appellant’s guardian filed an action against appellee in the Cuyahoga…