Legal Opinion
In re Yetter
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County
Decided June 6, 1973No. 533 of 1973PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, J.,
This matter involves the appointment of a guardian of the person for Maida Yetter, an alleged incompetent, under the Incompetents’ Estates Act of February 28, 1956, P. L. (1955) 1154, as amended, 50 PS §3101, et seq. The petition was filed by Russell C. Stauffer, her brother, and a citation issued on May 10, 1973. The citation was served on the alleged incompetent by a deputy sheriff of Lehigh County at Allentown State Hospital, Lehigh County, Pa., on May 15, 1973. A hearing was held on May 30, 1973, as specified in the petition. Present at the hearing were petitioner and his…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Ryman's CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
3Cited by4 opinions
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