ADAMS v. PSYCHIATRIC SEC. REVIEW BD.

No. 79-189; CA 15065; SC 27058.

621 P.2d 572 (1980)

290 Or. 273

Mary Alice ADAMS, Petitioner/Respondent, v. PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD, Respondent/Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided December 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Brown, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent/petitioner. On the brief were James A. Redden, Atty. Gen., Walter L. Barrie, Sol. Gen., and W. Benny Won, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem.

Susan Longbrook, Portland, argued the cause for petitioner/respondent. With her on the brief was Stephen M. King, Portland.

Before DENECKE, C.J., and TONGUE, HOWELL, LENT, LINDE, PETERSON and TANZER, JJ.


TANZER, Justice.

This case involves the sufficiency of an order of the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB), following its initial hearing, committing petitioner to the Oregon State Hospital for care, custody and treatment. The Court of Appeals, 45 Or.App. 997, 609 P.2d 908 vacated the commitment pursuant to ORS 183.480 et seq and we allowed...

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