Legal Opinion
Hefti v. State
Court of Claims of Illinois
Decided May 7, 1996No. 88-CC-1610Published
1Opinion
OPINION AS MODIFIED ON REHEARING
Epstein, J.
This is a wrongful death claim brought by the Administratrix of the decedents estate, his mother, alleging negligence by the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (“DMHDD”) at its Zeller Mental Health Center which allegedly caused or negligently permitted the suicide of the decedent, Troi Hefti, a 17-year-old patient at the time of his death on June 24,1987.
This cause is before us for final ruling, following a trial before our former commissioner, Richard H. Parsons, on May 19, 1993. Commissioner Parsons’ report and…
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