Psychiatric Institute of Washington v. Allen

Decided 1986-05-20

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TERRY, Associate Judge: On August 12, 1981, thirteen-year-old Daniel .Allen was admitted to the Psychiatric Institute of Washington (“the Institute”), a private psychiatric hospital. One month later, on September 12, an Institute employee walked into Daniel’s room and found him lying on the floor unconscious, with a belt around his neck. Efforts to revive him were unavailing. He…

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