Legal Opinion
Taig v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 15, 1963No. Claim No. 33571PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, P. J.
On October 7, 1955 the claimant Joan Taig, then 15 years old, was assaulted by Louis Sensale, then aged 13, who had been a mental patient in a State hospital and who on June 29, 1955 had been discharged from further treatment. The claim against the State is based on the theory that Sensale was mentally ill and dangerous when discharged and that he should have had further hospital care. The Court of Claims dismissed the claim.
The claim is supported by the testimony of a psychiatrist who expressed the opinion that Sensale suffered schizophrenia, paranoid type, and required further treatment at…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pike v. . HonsingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- St. George v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- St. George v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Warner v. PackerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
3Cited by29 opinions
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- Centeno v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
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