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Patten v. Commonwealth
No. 002865Supreme Court of Virginia
002865 Patten v. Commonwealth 11/02/2001 The trial court did not err in dismissing a wrongful death action alleging negligent medical treatment of a patient committed to a state mental institution, because an …
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002865 Patten v. Commonwealth 11/02/2001 The trial court did not err in dismissing a wrongful death action alleging negligent med…
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002865 Patten v. Commonwealth 11/02/2001 The trial court did not err in dismissing a wrongful death action alleging negligent medical treatment of a patient committed to a state mental institution, because an exception in the Virginia Tort Claims Act covering the execution of a lawful court order bars the civil action. The judgment is affirmed.
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