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STATE v. STEVENS.

Nos. 33608 and 33609.

161 Ohio St. 432 (1954)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. STEVENS, APPELLEE. THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. WISE, ADMR., APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 19, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. C. William O'Neill, attorney general, Mr. Richard C. Minor and Mr. Hugh A. Sherer, for appellant.

Messrs. Myers, Myers & Myers, for appellee in cause No. 33608.

Mr. Myer Wise, for appellee in cause No. 33609.

WEYGANDT, C. J.

This controversy involves the provisions of Section 1815 et seq., General Code (Section 5121.01 et seq., Revised Code), relating to the commitment of mentally ill residents to state institutions.

The controlling provisions of Section 1815-9, General Code (Section 5121.06, Revised Code), read as follows:

"It is the intent of this act that a husband may be held liable for the support of a wife while an inmate of any of said...

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