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MATTER OF R.T.

No. 82-504.

665 P.2d 789 (1983)

In the Matter of R.T., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided June 30, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry L. Seiffert, Billings, for appellant.

Harold F. Hanser, County Atty., Billings, for respondent.

MORRISON, Justice.

Respondent R.T. appeals from a commitment order entered in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County.

The sole issue is whether there was sufficient evidence to find that respondent was "seriously mentally ill" under section 53-21-102(14), MCA. We find the evidence to be legally insufficient and vacate the commitment order.

On October 7, 1982 the Yellowstone County Attorney filed a petition for commitment with the...

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