Bliss v. Watson

In this action, the plaintiff seeks to recover damages for alleged unlawful imprisonment in the psychopathic hospital at Iowa City. It is apparent from the pleadings that the proceedings leading up to the detention of which she complains, are claimed to have been instituted and conducted by reason of the provisions of Chapters 197 and 199 of the Code of 1927. It is also apparent from the record that the defendants Bliss are the parents of the plaintiff; that Hayes was the county attorney of Ringgold County at the time in question; that Watson is the physician appointed to examine the…