Legal Opinion
Yezerski v. Fong
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 22, 1981No. Appeal, No. 25 T.D. 1980PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
Appellant instituted this action in July 1978 by filing a petition in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, which requests, inter alia, (1) declarations that the involuntary emergency commitments of her on June 13 and July 5, 1978 were invalid, because not complying with the Mental Health Procedures Act (MHPA)1 and violative of her right to due process under the state and federal constitutions, and also requests (2) an order requiring the destruction of the state hospital records generated by those commitments.
The trial court dismissed appellant’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- West Homestead Borough School District v. Allegheny County Board of School DirectorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Studio Theaters, Inc. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Wolfe v. BealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bielat v. BielatSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
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