Cyperstein v. State

The Claimant, Michael Cyperstein, administrator of the estate of Edward Cyperstein, deceased, brought this action for a wrongful death of the deceased against the State of Illinois. Claimant alleges that the negligence of the State, through its agents, caused the death of Edward Cyperstein on October 13, 1971, at the Manteno State Hospital in Manteno, Illinois.

From the evidence introduced at numerous hearings, Edward Cyperstein was a patient in Respondent’s various mental institutions since June 6, 1967. On August 31, 1971, he was a patient at Manteno Mental Health Center and remained there…