Legal Opinion

Killeen v. State

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 14, 1985No. Claim 63894PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The judgment of the Court of Claims and the order of the Appellate Division brought up for review should be reversed, with costs, the original judgment reinstated, and the matter remitted for a review of the facts.

Claimant, Kevin Killeen, a severely retarded 23 year old, was a patient at Kings Park Developmental Center, a State mental hospital. He was placed in a supervised therapy program, known as a normalization program, designed to familiarize patients with daily living conditions for the ultimate purpose of having the patients live outside an institution in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hirsh v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
  2. Cameron v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
  3. Comiskey v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  4. Zophy v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
  5. Zophy v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1968

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. N. X. v. Cabrini Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
  2. Morris v. Lenox Hill HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. N. X. v. Cabrini Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  4. Campbell v. Cluster Housing Development Fund Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  5. Wells v. FinneganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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