On February 20, 1984, plaintiff checked into defendant Wilson Memorial Hospital as an "informal patient" pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 9.15. The admission was apparently at the insistence of his daughter, a nurse at Wilson Memorial, who was concerned about his depression and threats of suicide since his separation from his wife. On February 27, 1984, plaintiff's condition allegedly deteriorated upon his learning that his wife planned...
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