Legal Opinion
Jones' Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 20, 1941No. Appeal, 26PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Stern,
Three times — in 1936, 1939 and 1940 — has appellant, Charlotte F. Jones, petitioned the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County to issue a commission to inquire into the lunacy of her brother, Elliot P. Jones, and each time the court has denied her application. The present appeal is from the last of these refusals. While the court gave various reasons for its action, we shall here concern ourselves only with one, that of lack of jurisdiction.
The Act of June 13, 1836, P. L. 592, section 2, cl. II, provides that if an alleged lunatic has no residence within the…
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