Legal Opinion

In re the Insanity of Johnson

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided April 11, 1914No. 18,683PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Shawnee district court, division No. 2; George H. Whitcomb, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Benson, J.:

The appellant, having been placed in a state hospital for the insane by proceedings in a probate court, filed a petition in the same court to set aside and vacate the. proceedings. The petition states the following reasons:

“1. That I demanded a jury trial which was refused by the court.
“2. That the so-called insanity commission disagreed.
“3. That the alleged commission’s report is untrue and false.
*60“4. There was no evidence of insanity before the-court.
“5. That the appointed attorney . . . did in

no way represent me or try to defend me.

“6.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Rld. v. Comm'rs of Douglas CountySupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
  2. State ex rel. Lewis v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1888
  3. State v. LinderholmSupreme Court of Kansas · 1911
  4. Cockrell v. HendersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1909
  5. Way v. BronstonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jenkins v. McCormickSupreme Court of Kansas · 1959
  2. Hall ex rel. Hall v. BrownSupreme Court of Kansas · 1930
  3. Raines v. HanzlikSupreme Court of Kansas · 1930
  4. Falk v. BurkeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914

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