Swick v. Sheridan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
A petition for the appointment of a guardian of the person and estate of Joseph Swick, an incompetent, having been granted in the probate court, Joseph Swick appealed to the district court for Hennepin county which affirmed the appointment. From an order, Holt, J., denying appellant’s motion for a new trial, he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Petition in due form was presented to the probate court of Hennepin county, under section 3826, R. R. 1905, for the appointment of a guardian of the person and property of Joseph Swick, on the ground that he was mentally incompetent to care for and manage his affairs. After hearing in that court a guardian was duly appointed by proper order, from which an appeal was taken to the district court. The matter came on for trial in that court, and was heard without a jury. No pleadings were made up, and the sole question litigated was the mental competency of Swick. After full hearing and trial the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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