Legal Opinion
Stiles v. Clifton Springs Sanitarium Co.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 31, 1947No. Civ. 3240PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURKE, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this suit to recover damages for the death of her husband while he was a patient in the Clifton Springs Sanitarium. The basis of the claim is the alleged negligence of the defendant in failing to exercise reasonable care in protecting the deceased from his own acts. It is alleged in the complaint that at the time of his admission to the sanitarium the deceased was suffering from a “severe mental disability and had exhibited tendencies toward self harm.” Plaintiff in an examination before trial sought to examine a nurse and doctor employed by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Steinberg v. New York Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Darrow v. . Family Fund SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Shipman v. . Protected Home CircleNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Woernley v. Electromatic Typewriters, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- In Re the Probate of the Will of CashmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Monarch Insurance Company of Ohio v. May Spach, as Receiver for Ro-Ben, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Thomas E. BreiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Ruth C. Krizak and John M. Krizak v. W. C. Brooks & Sons, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Von Holden v. ChapmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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