National Bank of Commerce v. McDonald

The National Bank of Commerce of Seattle, as guardian of the estate of Jonas A. Nelson, has appealed from an order of the superior court appointing an administrator. We shall refer to the bank as appellant and to the administrator as respondent.

Jonas A. Nelson was discharged from military service February 12, 1919, with a diagnosis of dementia praecox, simple type. He subsequently received intermittent hospitalization from the veterans administration and became the recipient of disability benefits. His last physical examination, so far as is known, was in March, 1941, and it revealed dementia…