Legal Opinion
Seavy v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 25, 1964PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoldman, J.
A 20-year-old mentally retarded but edueable young man with an I. Q. of about 60, while participating in the State’s program of Working Convalescent Care, hereinafter referred to as “ W. C. C.”, pursuant to section 132 of the Mental Hygiene Law,1 allegedly set fire to a barn on claimants’ dairy *447farm. The barn and its contents were destroyed. In August, 1957, the claimants had entered into a placement agreement with the Rome State School, which is operated by the State Department of Mental Hygiene for the care and training of mentally retarded individuals, whereby, after having a discussion of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- St. George v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- Excelsior Ins. Co. of N.Y. v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- St. George v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
3Cited by10 opinions
- Rum River Lumber Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Knight v. StateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- Harris v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- STANLEY EX REL. STANLEY v. State IndustriesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1993
- Killeen v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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