Legal Opinion
Wanda G. Gillis v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 3, 1963No. 17803_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge.
On October 7,1958, appellant was found of unsound mind and committed to St. Elizabeths Hospital, a public mental hospital in the District of Columbia (Mental Health Case No. 1473-58). On November 23, 1958, she left the Hospital without permission and returned to her home in New York. On December 8, 1958, while she was still in New York, the Hospital recorded that appellant was discharged as “improved.” Four years later, in December 1962, she returned to the District of Columbia and called at the office of the Vice President of the United States. As a result of her…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lynch v. OverholserSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital v. Dallas O. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Byers v. SolierWyoming Supreme Court · 1907
- In Re WilliamsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1958
- Life Ins. Co. of Virginia v. HerrmannDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths Hospital v. Carolyn Mullen, A/K/A Rita RaymondCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Gilbert C. Waite v. Louis JacobsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Wanda G. Gillis v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963