Legal Opinion
Root v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided April 2, 1943No. Claim No. 26057PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreenberg, J.
Claimant’s intestate, after having attempted to commit suicide by slashing his wrists, was admitted to Bellevue Hospital on September 26, 1940, and while under observation there made another attempt at suicide. Thereafter, by an order of commitment duly made in .the Supreme Court, he was on October 8th admitted to the Rockland State Hospital. On his admission, the authorities at the State hospital had the information of his former attempts at suicide and, after examination, diagnosed his ailment as dementia praecox, paranoid type. He was considered a suicidal paranoiac and was assigned to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Martindale v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Lane v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
- Shattuck v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1938
- Robertson v. Charles B. Towns HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- Shattuck v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Gregory v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
- Whitree v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1968
- O'Neil v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1971
- Dowly v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1947
- Fowler v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1948
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