MATTER OF GUARDIANSHIP OF NELSON

No. 82-466.

663 P.2d 316 (1983)

In the Matter of the GUARDIANSHIP OF Naomi NELSON, an incapacitated person. Shirley GIARRANTANA, Petitioner and Respondent, v. Christine THOMPSON, Respondent and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard J. Haxby, Butte, for respondent and appellant.

Daniel McCarthy, Johnson, Skakles & Kebe, Anaconda, James Dorr Johnson, Warm Springs, Nick Rotering, Dept. of Institutions, Helena, for petitioner and respondent.


SHEEHY, Justice.

Christine Thompson appeals from an order of the Third Judicial District Court appointing respondent, Shirley Giarrantana guardian of the person and estate of Naomi Nelson, an incapacitated person.

Naomi Nelson is a 56 year old single woman who has been a patient at Warm Springs State Hospital since April 18, 1941. Christine Thompson and Shirley Giarrantana are sisters of Naomi. They both reside in...

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