Legal Opinion
Hirschberg v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided August 12, 1977No. Claim No. 58390PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRobert J. Mangum, J.
This claim seeks damages for the wrongful death, pain and suffering of claimant’s intestate (hereinafter "decedent”). A reading of the papers before the court indicates proper compliance with this court’s rules respecting the filing of claims.
On November 15, 1973 at 10 o’clock in the morning decedent is alleged to have swallowed 100 aspirin. Thereafter, at about 2:00 p.m. he attempted suicide by jumping in front of a school bus. The driver of the vehicle took decedent to the Monticello police. After contacting decedent’s psychiatrist, who was an employee of the State, they were advised to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Meiselman v. Crown Heights Hospital, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Pike v. . HonsingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Cassano v. HagstromNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Toth v. Community HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- St. George v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Bell v. New York City Health & Hospital Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Joy v. ChauIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
- Kerker v. HurwitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
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