Legal Opinion
McCandless v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided August 15, 1956No. Claim No. 31833PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCharles T. Major, J.
This is a claim for damages due to the alleged negligence of the State and set forth in two causes of action, viz:(a) Assault on claimant, June Meredith McCandless, an inmate of Pilgrim State Hospital, by another inmate, resulting in claimant’s pregnancy;(b) The performance of an abortion on claimant to terminate the pregnancy.
June Meredith McCandless was born on September 19, 1931, grew up a normal girl, in good health, physically and mentally, and resided with her parents and older sister, Virginia, until about the middle of 1948. She was then 17 years of age and in the third year of high…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Williams v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Scolavino v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Scolavino v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1946
- Johnson v. . JenkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- In re the Investigation into Alleged Commission of Criminal AbortionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Sharapata v. Town of IslipAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Wilczynski v. GoodmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Duverney v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1978
- Hayes v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1975
- Williams v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1965
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