HICKMAN v. FLETCHER

No. 5066.

317 So.2d 219 (1975)

Helen HICKMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mildred FLETCHER, Petition for Judicial Commitment, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 28, 1975.

Writ Denied October 31, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Kennedy, Colfax, for defendant-appellant.

Charles B. Bice, Dist. Atty., Winnfield, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HOOD, CULPEPPER and WATSON, JJ.


HOOD, Judge.

Helen Hickman filed a petition seeking the judicial commitment of Mrs. Mildred Fletcher under LSA-R.S. 28:53. Defendant answered and filed a separate petition for a writ of habeas corpus and an exception of no cause and no right of action. In her answer and petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Mrs. Fletcher alleged that she was being illegally confined for treatment in the Central Louisiana State Hospital, ...

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