Hanvey v. State

Claim was made by Robert G. Hanvey, Jr., as Administrator of the Estate of Patricia Anne Hanvey, deceased, for the wrongful death of his wife, which occurred while she was a patient at the Kankakee State Hospital, Kankakee, Illinois, on June 12, 1953, at or about the hour of 1:00 P.M. At the time of her death she was 24 years of age, and left as her sole and surviving heirs at law Robert G. Hanvey, Jr., her husband, and two minor children, Michael Robert Hanvey and Catherine Hanvey, three and two years of age, respectively.

No answer having been filed by respondent, a general traverse of all…