Legal Opinion

Bartlett v. State

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 28, 1976No. Claim No. 53290PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWitmer, J.

Charles C. Bartlett, claimant, appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims dismissing his claim against the State after trial. The claim is for damages suffered by him by reason of the alleged wrongful acts of the State’s agents in "unlawfully admitting and detaining” him in Willard State Hospital "and for an invasion of claimant’s personal, civil and constitutional rights, and also for damages for claimant’s mental and physical suffering as a result therefrom”. We conclude that the court erred in dismissing the claim.

The basis of the claim is that on January 30, 1932 claimant, unmarried,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Weiss v. FoteNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
  4. McNeil v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Douglas v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1946

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wilson v. SponableAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  2. Makinen v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014
  3. Chasse v. BanasSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
  4. Lauer v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  5. Berd v. New York State Department of HealthNew York Supreme Court · 1978

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