The decedent had suicidal tendencies, a fact that was known to the State hospital authorities. It was known for instance that he had attempted to take his life while a patient at High Point Hospital by taking an indeterminate number of phenobarbital tablets; and on another occasion he attempted suicide by hanging. Decedent's suicide was accomplished through the ingestion of an overdose of barbiturates known as seconal. An autopsy was performed which disclosed the presence...
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