Legal Opinion
Department of Mental Hygiene of Cal. v. Kirchner
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 8, 1965No. 111PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
Mrs. Auguste Schaeche was adjudged incompetent in 1953 and committed to a California state mental institution operated by petitioner. California Welfare and Institutions Code § 6650 provides in pertinent part:
“The husband, wife, father, mother, or children of a mentally ill person or inebriate, and the administrators of their estates, and the estate of such mentally ill person or inebriate, shall be liable for his care, support, and maintenance in a state institution of which he is an inmate. The liability of such persons and estates shall be a joint and several liability . . . .”
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2Cases cited18 opinions
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