McNamara v. Honeyman

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts · Decided 1989-11-13

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Nolan, J. On December 17, 1980, twenty year old Karen McNamara hanged herself at Northampton State Hospital (hospital). She died almost three months later as a result of her injuries. The plaintiffs claimed, among other things, that Dr. David Honeyman, Karen’s psychiatrist, was grossly neg *45 ligent when he took Karen off round-…

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