Legal Opinion
Kirwan v. State
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 27, 1975PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLongo, J.
The plaintiff instituted this action in two counts to recover damages for false imprisonment and negligent medical attention, arising from his commitment to a mental institution in 1941.
One of the defendants, the Hartford Retreat, now known as the Institute of Living, hereinafter Institute, filed a special defense claiming that the plaintiff’s action is barred by the Statute of Limitations since the alleged acts of the Institute did not occur within three years or six years next before the commencement of the action. In an affirmative reply to this defense the plaintiff claimed that any…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Faubion v. JurasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Kennedy v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
- McNish v. American Brass Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Rutt v. RocheSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Rosenblatt v. BermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Ridgeway v. RidgewaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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- Adler v. Beverly Hills HospitalCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Cottrell v. Connecticut Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Penfield v. JarvisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
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