Legal Opinion
Hall v. Verdel
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided September 6, 1941PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL, District Judge.
John Thomas Hall, at present a patient at the Veterans’ Facility, a hospital maintained and operated by the United States Government in Roanoke County, Virginia, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking release from such institution on the ground that he is illegally detained therein.
It appears that the petitioner is a resident of Campbell County, Virginia, and that on November 2, 1938, he was adjudged insane and was committed to the care of the Veterans’ Facility. The proceedings by which he was committed are those prescribed in section 1017 of the Code…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Robb v. ConnollySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Ableman v. BoothSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- Krippendorf v. HydeSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Whitten v. TomlinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Johnson v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
- Ex parte MooreDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1942
- United States Ex Rel. Morgan v. WolfeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- In re RossDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1942
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