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COM. EX REL. PLATT v. PLATT

266 Pa.Super. 276 (1979)

404 A.2d 410

COMMONWEALTH ex rel., Dale PLATT v. Janet L. PLATT, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 18, 1979.

Reargument Denied August 22, 1979.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied October 2, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah H. Thomson, Lancaster, for appellant.

William E. Chillas, Lancaster, for appellee.

Before PRICE, SPAETH and WATKINS, JJ.

WATKINS, Judge:

This case comes to us on appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, Civil Division, and involves appellant's claim that the court below improperly committed her to a hospital for involuntary emergency psychiatric treatment.

On June 3, 1978, the appellant was committed to the Psychiatric Ward of St. Joseph's Hospital in Lancaster for emergency involuntary treatment, pursuant...

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