Legal Opinion
Guardianship of Cookingham
California Supreme Court
Decided October 28, 1955No. L. A. 23447PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdmonds, J.
— In her seventh and final account, Ella Marie Ormsby, the guardian of the person and estate of De Witt Clinton Cookingham, took credit for the fees of an attorney and a psychiatrist. Her appeal is from the order disallowing the amounts claimed.
Cookingham was committed to Patton State Hospital in 1942, and Mrs. Ormsby, his daughter, was appointed guardian of his person and estate. He remained in Patton until October, 1953, when he received temporary leave. He was then 79 years old. Through his guardian ad Litem and present attorney, he petitioned for a judicial determination of his…
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