Legal Opinion
In Re Levias
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 28, 1973No. 42670PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFinley, J.
This is an appeal by the State of Washington from an order of the King County Superior Court dismissing a petition for the commitment of Marilyn Levias as a mentally ill person.
The facts of this case are as follows: On November 15, 1972, a formal application for the involuntary hospitalization of the respondent/cross-appellant, Marilyn Levias, was filed by her father, Milton Kidd. That same day, following an initial investigation and endorsement by the Mental Illness Division of the King County Superior Court, Ms. Levias was apprehended and served notice that a hearing on the application for…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Heryford v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by38 opinions
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