Legal Opinion
Board of Com'rs of Logan County v. State
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 15, 1927No. 17411PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MASON, Y. C. J.
The Legislature, in 1917, passed an act known as the “Lunacy Law of 1917”, which appears as chapter 75, article 6, C. O. S. 1921 (section S280 to 8325. inclusive), relating to the admission of the insane to the state hospitals and providing for the charges for the care and maintenance of such patients to be paid, in certain instances, by the county in which such patients may reside.
Section 8291. supra, outlines the procedure for having one adjudged insane and incarcerated in one of the state hospitals. It also provides that patients be classified as public or private patients,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Board of Com'rs of Washita County v. BrettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Kaiser v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1909
- State v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1925
- Board of Com'rs of Noble County v. WhitneySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
- Welker v. Annett Bd. of Com'rs Pawnee Cty.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Murrow Indian Orphans Home v. ChildersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1946
- State Ex Rel. MacEy v. JohnsonIdaho Supreme Court · 1931
- State Ex Rel. Department of Human Services v. MalibieSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. v. Excise BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
- Battles v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Commission for Crippled ChildrenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
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