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MUDGETT v. PETERSON

No. 56725.

482 S.W.2d 472 (1972)

Fred H. MUDGETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald B. PETERSON, M.D., Superintendent, Fulton State Hospital, Fulton, Missouri, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

July 17, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris, King, Stamper & Bold, M. Randall Vanet, Kansas City, for plaintiff-appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Stephen D. Hoyne, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for defendant-respondent.

HOLMAN, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Fred H. Mudgett (hereinafter referred to as plaintiff) has appealed from the judgment of the trial court denying his petition for release from Fulton State Hospital. We have appellate jurisdiction because the case involves issues which, if decided, would require a construction of certain constitutional provisions. Art. V, § 3, Mo.Const., V.A.M.S. We deem it advisable to state at...

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