Legal Opinion

Giles v. State Ex Rel. Giles

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 9, 1950PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Tomlinson

As a result of an inquisition of lunacy commenced July 24, 1940 under Code Section 9613 et seq. upon the petition of David Giles, an order was entered in the County Court of Hamilton County on August 7, 1940 adjudging Miss Margaret Giles, the sister of David Giles, to be a person of unsound mind. There was no adjudication committing her to confinement.

On August 28,1940 this brother filed a petition against this sister in the County Court of Hamilton County under the Provisions of Chapter 17 of the Acts of 1919, known as the Insanity Law for State Hospitals, and carried in the Code at Section…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Magevney v. KarschTennessee Supreme Court · 1933
  2. Ridout v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
  3. State Ex Rel. Grandstaff v. GoreTennessee Supreme Court · 1945
  4. Johnson v. NelmsTennessee Supreme Court · 1937
  5. Harmon v. HarmonTennessee Supreme Court · 1918

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Kuntz v. BomarTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
  2. State v. McClintockTennessee Supreme Court · 1987
  3. State Ex Rel. Holbrook v. BomarTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  4. State Ex Rel. Anglin v. MitchellTennessee Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Kevin Turner v. Stephanie D. TurnerTennessee Supreme Court · 2015

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