Legal Opinion
Stowers v. Wolodzko
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 18, 1969No. Docket 5,475PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFitzgerald, P. J.
Defendant-appellant is a psychiatrist who was found liable by a jury in the Wayne County circuit court for false imprisonment of, and assault and battery on, plaintiff-appellee. The other defendants below, Dr. Smyk and Ardmore Acres Hospital, were granted summary judgments.
On an order of the Wayne County probate court, initiated by a petition presented by plaintiff’s husband pursuant to CL 1948, § 330.21, as amended by PA 1963, No 52 (Stat Ann 1963 Cum Supp § 14.811), and appropriately certified by Doctors Wolodzko and Smyk, plaintiff was taken by ambulance from her home in Livonia to Ardmore…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Maben v. J. H. RankinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Lake Oakland Heights Park Ass'n v. Township of WaterfordMichigan Court of Appeals · 1967
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Stowers v. WolodzkoMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
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- Patrich v. Menorah Medical CenterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Dillard v. BraunsteinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
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