WOFFORD v. EASTERN STATE HOSP.

No. 69759.

795 P.2d 516 (1990)

Kay WOFFORD, Appellant, v. EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma, Division No. 2.

July 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Dow Bonnell, Ronald H. Mook, Tulsa, for appellant.

David H. Sanders, Sanders & Carpenter, Tulsa, for appellee.


SUMMERS, Justice:

We are asked to examine the liability of a mental institution for the release of a patient who later killed his stepfather. We conclude that although the State of Oklahoma recognizes such a cause of action under certain circumstances, in this case summary judgment was properly granted in favor of the Hospital.

Plaintiff is the mother of the patient, and was the wife of the deceased victim. She sued...

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