Legal Opinion
Shands v. Shands
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 26, 1940No. Record No. 2239PublishedCited by 8 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, J.
On April 17, 1937, a lunacy commission, sitting in Augusta county, adjudged T. A. Shands, a citizen and resident of Prince George county, insane, and committed him to the Western State Hospital, Staunton, Virginia.
On April 26, 1937, the Circuit Court of Prince George county sustained a motion based upon the certified copy of the findings of the lunacy commission, and appointed A. D. Shands committee for T. A. Shands.
On August 29, 1939, the Corporation Court of the city of Staunton adjudged T. A. Shands sane and ordered him released from the custody of the hospital.
On September 19, 1939, after…
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