Inhabitants of Rockport v. Inhabitants of Searsmont
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions by defendants. Writ dated March 2, 1905. Plea, the general issue. The case as stated by the bill of exceptions, is as follows: "This action is brought to recover the expense of commitment of one Grace E. Farnham to the Insane Hospital in Augusta and for her support therein from January 20, 1904, to November 30,1904, being one hundred and fifty-three dollars and eighteen cents ($153.18) and interest, amounting in all to one hundred and seventy-six dollars and…
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On exceptions by defendants. Writ dated March 2, 1905. Plea, the general issue. The case as stated by the bill of exceptions, is as follows: "This action is brought to recover the expense of commitment of one Grace E. Farnham to the Insane Hospital in Augusta and for her support therein from January 20, 1904, to November 30,1904, being one hundred and fifty-three dollars and eighteen cents ($153.18) and interest, amounting in all to one hundred and seventy-six dollars and thirteen cents ($176.13) at the time of the trial, for which sum a verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiffs. "At…
1Opinion of the CourtSpear, J.
This cause was before the court in 101 Maine, 257, involving the legality of the original commitment of a person to the Maine Insane Hospital, and the constitutionality of R. S., chapter 144, section 42, providing for a recommitment. This section reads : "When a person has unlawfully been committed to a hospital and recommitted under the three preceding sections, the person or town liable for the support of such person, had his original commitment been lawful, is liable for the expenses of the examination and commitment under such unlawful commitment, for the support of such person…
2Cited by1 opinion
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