Board of Commissioners v. Hunter
Indiana Supreme Court
From Harrison Circuit Court; W. C. Utz, Special Judge. Action by Jane Hunter against the Board of Commissioners of Harrison county. Erom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonks, J.
— It appears from the special finding of the court, made at the request of appellant: That in 1895 one Addie Hunter, an adult, was adjudged to be “insane, and dangerous to the community if suffered to remain at large,” by a justice of the peace of Harrison township, Harrison county, Indiana, in a proceeding brought under the act of 1855 (Acts 1855, p. 133, §§6987-6995 Burns 1901, §§5142-5150 R. S. 1881 and Horner 1901) ; that said justice of the peace appointed appellee, a resident of said county, to take charge of and confine said Addie Hunter; that said justice filed in the office of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Board of Commissioners v. MowbrayIndiana Supreme Court · 1903
- Turner v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
- Board of Commissioners v. PollardIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
3Cited by3 opinions
- Newcomer v. Jefferson TownshipIndiana Supreme Court · 1914
- State ex rel. Knobloch v. ParksIndiana Supreme Court · 1907
- Talbott v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1908