In re Perez

This is an ex parte application for the appointment of a guardian ad litem for Louis Perez who is described in the petition as “ a person of unsound mind ”. It is sought to file a claim on his behalf against the State to recover for personal injuries sustained on May 29, 1958, while a patient at Letchworth Village, Thiells, Rockland County, allegedly arising out of negligence on the part of the State’s agents and employees.

The papers, dated July 31, 1958, show that the applicant is the incompetent’s mother and that he is 32 years of age. He has been “ a patient at the hospital for the better…