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HECK v. COMMONWEALTH

397 Mass. 336 (1986)

491 N.E.2d 613

CHRISTINE HECK vs. COMMONWEALTH & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

April 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher H. Worthington, Assistant Attorney General, for the Commonwealth.

Steven J. Schwartz (Thomas B. Lesser with him) for the plaintiff.

Robert H. Weber, William G. Crane & Graham Teall, for Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee & another, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., LIACOS, ABRAMS, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

LYNCH, J.

On May 30, 1984, the plaintiff filed a complaint in the Superior Court against Northampton State Hospital and its employees, alleging that, on May 31, 1981, the defendants negligently refused to evaluate, admit, and treat the plaintiff for mental illness, or refer her to other appropriate mental health services. Damages for permanent injuries sustained were sought under the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act (act),...

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