While a patient at Creedmoor State Hospital, claimant's 19-year-old son died as the result of a fall from the 10th floor of the hospital. Upon this appeal, the State does not contest the finding of its negligence nor does it quarrel with the amount of the award for funeral expenses. It seeks, however, to have the award reduced by the sum of $10,000 on the ground of excessiveness in that no "pecuniary injuries resulting from the decedent...
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