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TERWILLIGER v. HENNEPIN COUNTY

No. CX-95-1872.

561 N.W.2d 909 (1997)

Michelle Denais TERWILLIGER, as trustee for the heirs and next of kin of Patrick Denais, Decedent, Respondent, v. HENNEPIN COUNTY, d/b/a Hennepin County Mental Health Center, et al., Petitioners, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mackenzie & Hallberg, P.A., Mark Hallberg, Minneapolis, for Respondent.

Michael O. Freeman, Hennepin County Attorney, Michael B. Miller, Sr. Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, for Appellants.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

KEITH, Chief Justice.

This matter presents the question of whether defendants Hennepin County, doing business as the Hennepin County Mental Health Center, and its employee, Dr. Keith Horton, a psychiatrist, are entitled to either statutory or official immunity for alleged negligence in treating a depressed patient who ultimately committed suicide in his home. We affirm the court of appeals' determination that the defendants are not entitled to statutory...

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