In re the Alleged Lunacy of Lindsley
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a decree of the Chancellor, whose opinion is reported in Matter of Lindsley, 16 Stew. JEq. 9.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Dixon, J.
On the petition of Parmelia L. Nichols, a commission issued out of chancery directing an inquiry “ whether Mary Ann Lindsley is a lunatic or of unsound mind, so that she is not fit for the government of herself, her lands and tenements, goods and chattels.” To this an inquisition was returned, certifying “ that Mary Ann Lindsley is not a lunatic, but that her mind is impaired by age and other causes, and that she is not capable of managing her own affairs.” The Chancellor set aside this inquistion because it failed to answer the question put…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- In Re TierneyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1980
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