Legal Opinion
Montanaro v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided April 15, 1964No. Claim No. 40201PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRichard S. Heller, J.
This is a claim to recover damages for the claimant’s alleged unlawful confinement at the Gowanda State Hospital. The period of confinement began on August 23, 1960 when the hospital authorities admitted her pursuant to a form order of commitment signed that day by Alton B. Davis, Justice of the Peace of the Town of Yorkshire, Cattaraugus County. The order recited that the claimant was before the court charged with “ Disorderly Conduct viol. Art. 70 Sec. 720 Penal Law ”, and after a recitation to the effect that the court had reasonable grounds to believe the defendant incapable of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fischer v. . LangbeinNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Douglas v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Douglas v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
- Williams v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1959
- Mierop v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1960
3Cited by4 opinions
- Spencer v. State, Dept. of Public SafetyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Wood v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
- Chomentowski v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1969
- Montanaro v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1964