Hefty v. Comprehensive Care Corporation

In these consolidated tort actions, plaintiffs appeal a summary judgment for defendant. We affirm.

Plaintiffs are Kimberly, a minor at the start of this action, and her parents. The affidavits, depositions and exhibits submitted on summary judgment established these facts. Kimberly was 16 years old when she was admitted with a diagnosis of adolescent alcoholism and hysterical personality to defendant’s Adolescent Care Unit on October 13,1983. Her mother was with her when she entered the facility. They were advised that the treatment was voluntary, that the care unit was not locked and that the…