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THORNTON v. F.J. CHERRY HOSP.

No. COA06-1096.

644 S.E.2d 369 (2007)

Eric THORNTON, Plaintiff, v. F.J. CHERRY HOSPITAL and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Self-Insured (Key Risk Management, Servicing Agent), Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 15, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Narron & Holdford, P.A., by Ben L. Eagles, Wilson, for plaintiff-appellant.

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Special Deputy Attorney General Amar Majmundar and Assistant Attorney General Laura J. Gendy, for defendants-appellees.

TYSON, Judge.

Eric Thornton ("plaintiff") appeals from the opinion and award entered by the Full Commission of the North Carolina Industrial Commission ("the Commission") denying his claim under the Tort Claims Act. We affirm.

I. Background

On 16 May 2000, plaintiff was involuntarily committed to F.J. Cherry Hospital ("Hospital") after he inflicted multiple lacerations upon himself with a box cutter. Plaintiff's treatment records indicate...

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