Schantz v. Ruehs

This is an appeal from a court’s dismissal of a bill of complaint in equity on defendants’ motion without hearing on the merits.

On appeal from such a dismissal, we take all well-pleaded facts in plaintiff’s bill of complaint as true. Witt v. Tourn-A-Grip Company, 330 Mich 151; Stone v. Yost, 319 Mich 323.

Plaintiff’s allegations include:(1)' That he was committed to the Kalamazoo State hospital by order of the probate court of Kent ¡county as mentally ill;(2) That lie is currently confined therein, and defendant Schrier, medical superintendent of the hospital, refuses to release him;(3) 'That…