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BELGER v. ARNOT

344 Mass. 679 (1962)

183 N.E.2d 866

MARGARET C. BELGER vs. ROBERT E. ARNOT.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

July 3, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon F. Sargent for the defendant.

Walter Powers, Jr. for the plaintiff.

John F. Dunn & Charles J. Dunn, for Massachusetts Medical Society, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., WHITTEMORE, CUTTER, KIRK, & SPIEGEL, JJ.

WILKINS, C.J.

The plaintiff sues the defendant, a psychiatrist, in tort for damages arising out of her confinement in Bournewood, a mental hospital in Brookline. The declaration is in three counts. Count 1 is for causing an assault by imprisoning and restraining her against her will in Bournewood. Count 2 is for causing her to be imprisoned and restrained of her liberty in Bournewood for a long period of time against her will. Count 3 is for negligent diagnosis and...

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