Browne v. Superior Court

16 Cal.2d 593 (1940)

BELMORE BROWNE, as Guardian, etc., Petitioner,

v.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Respondents.

S. F. No. 16352.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

November 12, 1940.

Freitas, Duffy & Keating for Petitioner.

Harold V. Daley and Abbott, Appel & Dains for Respondents.

GIBSON, C.J.

This is a petition for a writ of prohibition, to restrain respondent superior court from hearing and deciding an application for a writ of habeas corpus sought on behalf of an incompetent person.

The petition shows that Mrs. Ella H. Browne, an elderly lady nearly ninety…