Legal Opinion
Collins v. Collins
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 6, 1961No. 21250PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Candler, Justice.
The record in this case shows the following facts: On May 28, 1959, Mrs. Louise W. Collins filed a verified petition in the Court of Ordinary of Candler County in which she alleged that Jacob C. Collins, her husband, was mentally incompetent and for that reason should be committed to the Milledgeville State Hospital. Her petition was regularly heard, and on a finding by the commission that its allegations were true, the ordinary granted an order directing that he be committed either to the Milledgeville State Hospital or to the U. S. Veterans Hospital at Augusta, Georgia. Fie…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Luhrs v. HancockSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Doe ex. dem. Foster v. RoeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1857
- Nicholson v. Wilborn & McWhorterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
- Brown v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Ward v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
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3Cited by5 opinions
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