Boockholdt v. Brown

Mobley, Justice.

The question here is whether a judgment of the Court of Ordinary of Floyd County adjudging that Carl W. Boockholdt is a person incapable of managing his estate and in need of the appointment of a guardian, and appointing Elizabeth Brown as guardian of his estate, is void. The issue is raised by a petition for writ of habeas corpus brought by Carl W. Boockholdt against Elizabeth Brown, alleging that the judgment is void because the commission appointed to examine him did not make, enter, or publish a written order or finding of mental illness or incompetency on the part of the…