Mississippi Department of Mental Health v. Hall Supreme

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Mississippi Department of Mental Health v.
HallSupreme Court of Mississippi (2006)
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Acting as the attorney for MDMH, argue why they
were not negligent.

• Plaintiffs acts were unforeseeable and thus
  they were not negligent. There had been few past
  injuries at the hospital.

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Acting as the attorney for the Plaintiff, argue
why the MDMH (defendant) breached its duty to
care towards the Plaintiff and was thus
negligent.

• A hospital is under a duty to exercise reasonable
  care to safeguard a patient from any reasonably
  apprehensible danger to lock doors and to have
  safety screens on windows, and be aware of
  patients location. P should have been under
  special observation due to previous suicide
  attempt. There was insufficient observation and
  security that allowed the escape attempt to
  occur.