Douglas v. State

Motion was made to dismiss the claim herein on the ground that it fails to set forth facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.

The claim is for the recovery of damages sustained on account of the alleged false arrest and imprisonment of the claimant in the St. Lawrence State Hospital, pursuant to an allegedly void and illegal order of commitment made by Eobert S. Waterman, the duly elected, qualified and acting Special Surrogate of St. Lawrence County. It is claimant’s contention that the Special Surrogate lacked power to make the order of commitment since the Surrogate, the County…