Krumroy v. Dickson

A preliminary statement of undisputed facts may clarify the issues on this appeal. In 1909 Louis Spengler, then 24 years of age, was a citizen of the United States, whose residence and domicile was in Chicago. Sometime in that year (the precise date is not determined) he went to the City of Calgary, Province of Alherta, in the Dominion of Canada. In December, 1912, he was arrested there on a warrant charging that he was insane. An inquiry was held before a magistrate. An order was entered in conformity with the laws of Alberta, committing him to the custody of the attorney general, by whom he…