WILLIAMS v. FIRST NAT. BANK & TRUST CO. OF LEXINGTON


328 S.W.2d 152 (1959)

De Weese WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF LEXINGTON, Lexington, Kentucky, Etc., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 9, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McKnight & Pryor, Georgetown, for appellant.

Stoll, Keenon & Park, Lexington, for appellee.


WADDILL, Commissioner.

The issue to be resolved in this case is whether the court-appointed committee of Mrs. Virginia Williams or her husband has the legal right to choose the physician to treat and care for her medical needs. The trial court held the committee has the legal duty to care for the person and property of its ward, and the performance of this duty would include the authority to select the physician and other reasonable medical care for the incompetent...

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