Legal Opinion

Gridley v. Department of Mental Hygiene

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 11, 1973No. Civ. 31484PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SIMS, J.

Appellant, as the guardian of an incompetent, has appealed from a “judgment” (order) entered in the guardianship proceedings which ordered him to pay $15,800.23 from the assets of the estate of the incompetent to the Department of Mental Hygiene for charges incurred by the department in providing for her care at Napa State Hospital from May 1966 through June 1969. (See Welf. & Inst. Code, § 7279.1) He contends that the trial court erroneously denied a hearing to determine the reasonableness of the department’s charges, and, in the alternative, that the provisions authorizing…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. County of Los Angeles v. FrisbieCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Department of Mental Hygiene v. KirchnerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Department of Mental Hygiene v. KirchnerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Department of Mental Hygiene of Cal. v. KirchnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Larsen v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. Southern California Edison Co.California Court of Appeal · 1976
  2. Nast v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
  3. Gridley v. Department of Mental HygieneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973

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