SOTO v. STATE


39 A.D.2d 993 (1972)

Luisa Soto, as Administratrix of The Estate of Meli Soto, Deceased, et al., Respondents, v. State of New York, Appellant. (Claim No. 45985.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

June 29, 1972


The claim is for the alleged wrongful death of Meli Soto, who was 17 years old, when she died within hours after being transferred from the Bronx State Hospital to Jacobi Hospital on March 17, 1964. On February 19, 1964 decedent, whose history indicated a mental illness since age six, was hospitalized in Jacobi Hospital. On February 25, 1964 she was certified for mental care and treatment in an institution under the jurisdiction...

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