Monroe County v. Teller
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Monroe Circuit Court. ■ This is-an action .to recover an amount of'money paid, by the plaintiff for the keeping and. treatment of Isaac I).- Teller as a public patient in tbe hospital for the insane at Mount Pleasant.
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Appeal from Monroe Circuit Court. ■ This is-an action .to recover an amount of'money paid, by the plaintiff for the keeping and. treatment of Isaac I).- Teller as a public patient in tbe hospital for the insane at Mount Pleasant. The cause was tried to the court and the following facts were found: “On the 30th day of January, 1872, upon information filed by the defendant, Isaac D. Teller was duty adjudged insane by the commissioners of Monroe county, Iowa, and by the said commissioners duly committed to the insane asylum at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, for the purpose provided for by law, and was kept…
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
i: iwsAwiTy: itívoí fo?in-’ sane patient. — I. Section 1433 of the Code, which is identical with the statute in force at the time the defendant’s son was an inmate of the hospital for the insane, is in these words : “The provisions herein macle for the SUpp0rt qf the insane at public charge shall not be construed to release the estates of such persons nor their relatives from liability for their support; and the auditors of the several counties, subject to the direction of the board of supervisors, are authorized and empowered to collect from the property of such patients, or from any person…
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