Legal Opinion
Fraser v. United States
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 16, 1996No. 15035PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
In this case, certified from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, we have agreed to decide whether, in the circumstances presented herein, psychotherapists undertaking the treatment of a psychiatric outpatient assumed a duty to exercise control over the patient to prevent the patient from committing an act of violence against a third person. The plaintiff, Agnes Fraser, executrix of the estate of Hector Fraser, brought an action in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against the defendant, the United States of America, acting through its…
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