Adams v. Northville State Hospital

On June 1, 1982, the trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff appeals as of right.

Plaintiff alleged that on April 20, 1976, after being diagnosed as an acute schizophrenic, Anthony Adams was transferred from the Detroit General Hospital to Northville State Hospital. Twelve days later he died. Plaintiff alleges that the death was from defendants’ failure to recognize that Adams was acutely dehydrated and exacerbated the situation by continually injecting drugs into his system. The trial court granted the summary judgment ruling that all defendants are protected by…