Legal Opinion
Padula v. State of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 29, 1979No. Claim 54694; Claim 56914PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Meyer, J.
The question presented by this appeal is whether the State is liable for the death of one and blindness of another certified heroin addict, residents of the Iroquois Narcotic Rehabilitation Center maintained by the State Narcotic Addiction Control Commission, both of whom had been committed to the center pursuant to the provisions of the Mental Hygiene Law. The death in one case and blindness in the other resulted from the drinking of a fluid (Ditto) containing methyl alcohol which had been mixed with an orange preparation called Tang. After a joint but bifurcated…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Weiss v. FoteNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Fuller v. PreisNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Ortelere v. Teachers' Retirement BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Matter of Torsney (Mental Hygiene)New York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Mochen v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Blatt v. Manhattan Medical Group, P. C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Kanayurak v. North Slope BoroughAlaska Supreme Court · 1984
- Smith v. Lebanon Valley Auto Racing, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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