Williamsen v. State

Upon this application for leave to file a claim it appears that the claimant was a patient at King’s Park State Hospital, where he was confined for the period of February 10, 1954, to August 16, 1954. On June 10, 1954, in the course of receiving shock treatment, he sustained a dislocation of Ms right shoulder, claimed to have been caused by the negligence of the State. After his release from the institution in the custody of his brother on August 16, 1954, he was referred to a surgeon who performed an operation calculated to relieve the severe pain caused by his dislocated shoulder. Though he…