Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Department of Mental Health
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 16, 1983No. Docket 61799PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHood, J.
Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order granting summary judgment, GCR 1963, 117.2(1), to the individual defendants.
Plaintiff was committed to Traverse City State Hospital on February 8, 1952, pursuant to an *77order of the Wayne County Probate Court, was held there for over 19 years, and was then transferred to Northville State Hospital. On August 23, 1974, plaintiff was declared of sound mind and released from Northville State Hospital. Plaintiff then instituted legal action in which he claimed that most of his hospitalization and detention was completely unnecessary and occasioned, among…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Perry v. Kalamazoo State HospitalMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by9 opinions
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