Liles v. Liles

After hearing, appellant was ordered committed to a mental institution by judgment of the Probate Court of Jefferson County. He has brought an appeal from that judgment to this court under § 22-52-15, Code of Alabama (1975) as amended by Act No. 670, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 1977.

As pertinent, the statute is as follows:

§ 22-52-15. Appeals. An appeal from an order of the probate court granting a petition seeking to commit a person to the custody of the Alabama state department of mental health . . . lies to the circuit court for trial de novo unless the probate judge who…