Legal Opinion
Department of Mental Hygiene v. Preston
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 2, 1966No. Civ. 8286PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCABE, P. J.
Florence S. Preston, guardian of the estate of Susan Preston, appeals from a judgment allowing the claim of the Department of Mental Hygiene, State of California, for the maintenance and support of her ward, Susan Preston. (Hereinafter referred to as “Ward”.)
The Ward, a mentally retarded child, was committed, pursuant to section 5258, Welfare and Institutions Code, to the Department of Mental Hygiene upon application of her parents at the age of 19. From the date of her institutionalization on July 2,1959, to the present time she has been a patient at Fairview State Hospital, a hospital for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Department of Mental Hygiene v. KirchnerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Department of Mental Hygiene v. KirchnerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
- Department of Mental Hygiene of Cal. v. KirchnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Department of Mental Hygiene v. HawleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- Goodall v. BriteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
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3Cited by5 opinions
- County of San Mateo v. BossCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Department of Mental Hygiene v. O'ConnorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
- Department of Mental Hygiene v. Bank of AmericaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Swoap v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Swoap v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973