Hogg v. Board of County Commissioners

1. Statement of the Case. August 22, 1913, a complaint was filed in the county court of San Miguel county alleging the respondent, Thomas B. McMahon, a citizen of said county, was so insane or distracted in his mind as to endanger his own property, or the person and property of others, if allowed to go at large. The court forthwith issued an order for his apprehension, upon which, the following day, he was arrested by the sheriff, and August 28, 1913, the court ordered a jury summoned to inquire into his sanity. On the trial W. L. Hogg, plaintiff in error, was summoned and testified as a…