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BOWEN v. SONNENBURG

No. 3-1078A267.

411 N.E.2d 390 (1980)

Otis BOWEN, M.D., Governor of the State of Indiana; William E. Murray, M.D., Mental Health Commissioner; Patient Remuneration Board, State of Indiana, Defendants-Appellants, v. Leo J. SONNENBURG, a/k/a Leo J. Sonburg, by His Sister and Legal Guardian, Marie Maupin; Gerald Hartnett; On Behalf of Themselves and All Similarly Situated Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

October 9, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Alembert W. Brayton, Deputy Atty. Gen., for defendants-appellants.

Terrance L. Smith, Anthony DeBonis, Jr., Murphy, McAtee, Murphy & Costanza, East Chicago, J. Patrick Smith, Smith & Smith, LaPorte, for plaintiffs-appellees.

GARRARD, Presiding Judge.

This action was brought by Leo J. Sonnenburg and Gerald Hartnett to secure compensation for services performed while they were patients in institutions for the mentally handicapped and mentally retarded in the State of Indiana. In addition to individual claims they sought to conduct a class action for the benefit of all other persons similarly situated.

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