Washington County v. Polk County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polls District Court.— Hon. W. II. McHenry, Judge. Action to recover for the care and maintenance of an insane person. Judgment for tbe defendant, from wbicb tbe plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
Nettie Keefer and Eli Gilmont were married in Washington county, Iowa, in 1885, and, with the exception of a short period in 1892 and another in 1894, during which Mrs. Gilmont was in a hospital for the insane, they lived together there as husband and wife until January, 1897. In January, 1897, Mrs. Gilmont was again adjudged insane by the commissioners of insanity of Washington county, and was again committed to the hospital at Mt. Pleasant. She was detained there until August, 1897, when she was returned to the Washington county authorities, and was by them immediately placed in the county…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gill v. Appanoose CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Washington County v. Mahaska CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
- Johnson County v. StrattonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
3Cited by4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. O'Connor v. Clay CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1937
- Polk County v. Clarke CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
- Eddy County v. Wells CountyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1938
- Hindorff v. Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the WorldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911