Legal Opinion
McWilliams v. Catholic Diocese of Rochester
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 23, 1988PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiffs commenced this action on behalf of their mentally retarded daughter Mary Jean. The complaint alleges that Mary Jean was mistreated while residing in a community residence for the mentally retarded operated by defendant Catholic Diocese of Rochester and that she was improperly discharged from the residence. Plaintiffs seek both compensatory and punitive damages.
Defendants moved to dismiss the second through sixth causes of action and all of plaintiffs’ demands for punitive damages, including that asserted under the first cause…
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