Legal Opinion
Quindlen v. Hirschi
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 31, 1955No. 36507PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from judgment of dismissal following the sustaining of a demurrer to plaintiff’s petition for failure to state a cause of action against William T. Hershi, County Judge of Logan County, Oklahoma. The petition was based in tort for false imprisonment and seeks damages against him on the theory that he, as County Judge, wrongfully committed her to Central State Hospital at Norman, Oklahoma. The commitment proceedings were allegedly unlawful in that no legal notice was given to her, a 16 year old minor, and that no guardian ad litem was appointed to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dynes v. HooverSupreme Court of the United States · 1858
- Yates v. LansingCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1811
- Devault v. TrumanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1946
- Manning v. KetchamCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1932
- Waugh v. DibbensSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Horton E. Ryan, Individually and as Next Friend of Shana Ryan v. W. T. ScogginCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Powell v. SeaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Alberta Potter v. Otis Lamunyon, Leslie Davison, Guy T. Parks, Karl Headrick and John ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- PIERSON v. JOPLINSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2016
- Powell v. SeaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
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