Legal Opinion

Matter of LMS

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 25, 1985No. 17335-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

476 So.2d 934 (1985)

In the Matter of L.M.S.

No. 17335-CA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 25, 1985.

Mental Health Advocacy Service by E. Paul Young, Shreveport, for appellant.

Rogers M. Prestridge, Bossier City, for appellees.

Before HALL, NORRIS and LINDSAY, JJ.

NORRIS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of civil commitment. The respondent below, L.M.S., was placed in Humana Hospital Brentwood by means of an emergency certificate on February 28, 1985. The petitioners, L.M.S.'s daughters, filed a petition for formal commitment on March 12. The trial court appointed a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  2. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Louisiana State Bar Association v. EdwinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  5. Succession of LyonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984

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