MONTANARO v. STATE OF NEW YORK


42 Misc.2d 851 (1964)

Celia Montanaro, Claimant, v. State of New York, Defendant. (Claim No. 40201.)

Court of Claims.

April 15, 1964


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon I. Schulgasser for claimant. Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Morton H. Levy of counsel), for defendant.


RICHARD 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...

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