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Constitutional Law - Civil Rights Acts - Civil Liability Of State Officials Acting Withing Their Discretionary Powers, Charles B. Renfrew S.Ed.
Constitutional Law - Civil Rights Acts - Civil Liability Of State Officials Acting Withing Their Discretionary Powers, Charles B. Renfrew S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff was adjudged mentally ill by a county probate judge and ordered committed to a state mental hospital in November 1950. The commitment was made pursuant to a petition made out by the county deputy sheriff on the recommendation of a local attorney. In August of 1952, plaintiff was released from the state mental hospital. He then filed an action in the county circuit court to test the validity of his commitment. The circuit court found that the commitment was void, because of a failure by the authorities to comply with the applicable statutory requirements, and granted a permanent injunction …