Legal Opinion

Dunson v. Christian

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 25, 1982No. Civ. 3329PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from an involuntary commitment order rendered May 19, 1982, by the Mobile County Probate Court against Barbara Jean Dunson. The cause arose under the following pertinent facts:

On April 21, 1982, Elizabeth Christian, appellant’s mother, petitioned for involuntary commitment of appellant, Barbara Jean Dunson. A guardian ad litem was appointed for appellant, and petitioner was represented by a court-appointed attorney. After a hearing on May 11, 1982, the probate court found “probable cause” for appellant to be confined to the Mobile Mental Health Center…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Walker v. DancerCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  2. Matter of CarteeCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. GrovesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
  2. M.D.C. v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2012
  3. Parker v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996

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