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THOMAS v. ARAFEH

174 Conn. 464 (1978)

JOHN THOMAS v. MEHADIN K. ARAFEH, SUPERINTENDENT, CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released March 21, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary F. Keller, with whom were Stephen Wizner, and, on the brief, Dennis E. Curtis, Judith Resnik and, of the District of Columbia bar, Robert Dinerstein, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Paige J. Everin and Maurice Myrun, assistant attorneys general, with whom, on the brief, was Carl R. Ajello, attorney general, for the appellee (defendant).

HOUSE, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and SPEZIALE, JS.

LOISELLE, J.

This is an appeal from a Superior Court judgment denying an appeal from a commitment order of the Probate Court for the district of Middletown.

The plaintiff, John Thomas, was admitted to the Connecticut Valley Hospital in April, 1975. On May 20, 1975, after a full hearing, an order of the Probate Court was entered, committing the plaintiff to the hospital, pursuant to General Statutes § 17-178. The order was appealed from and, on November...

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