Legal Opinion
Kendall v. True
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided February 26, 1975No. Civ. A. C 74-64 L(A)PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ALLEN, District Judge.
This action, attacking the constitutionality of two of Kentucky’s Mental Health Statutes, K.R.S. 202.060 and 202.100, arises out of the following factual situation.
On February 7, 1974, defendant, Donald L. Kendall, filed a petition for the commitment of his wife, Terry Kendall. The petition states that it was filed pursuant to K.R.S. 202.040 or 202.135, and that Mrs. Kendall is of such a mental or emotional state as not to be able to appropriately control her behavior, and further, that she probably will cause injury to herself or others if not…
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