In Re Joseph Nowack

An attorney who formerly represented Joseph Nowack of the township of Greendale, Midland county, Michigan, has- filed in this court a petition for habeas corpus and an ancillary petition of certiorari to review the proceedings by which Nowack was committed to the State hospital at Traverse City, Michigan, and to secure his release. The return of the superintendent of the hospital and the probate judge, together with the accompanying documents show that Nowack was committed by order of the probate court for the county of Midland and a guardian was appointed to look after his interests. The…