IN RE V.C.

No. 84-414.

505 A.2d 1214 (1985)

In re V.C.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

December 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliot M. Burg and Oliver Twombly, Law Clerk (on brief), South Royalton Legal Clinic, South Royalton, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Atty. Gen., Montpelier, John K. Dunleavy, Asst. Atty. Gen., and John Fairbanks, Law Clerk (on brief), Waterbury, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and HILL, UNDERWOOD, PECK and GIBSON, JJ.


PECK, Justice.

This is an appeal of an order of the special unit of the district court at Waterbury, directing the Commissioner of Mental Health to place a patient, V.C., in a Connecticut facility which provides treatment for brain-damaged persons. The district court found that the Vermont State Hospital was not providing adequate treatment and that the Connecticut facility could provide treatment adequate for V.C.'s needs.

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