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IN RE INGRAM

No. 50752-0.

102 Wn.2d 827 (1984)

689 P.2d 1363

In the Matter of the Guardianship of OPAL INGRAM, SHARON M. CARBERRY, as Guardian ad Litem, Appellant, JAMES L. BREECE, as Guardian, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 1, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon M. Carberry and Michael W. Lynch, for appellant (appointed counsel for appeal).

Charles C. Countryman, for respondent.

WILLIAMS, C.J.

The issues in this case concern a guardian's power to order surgery on an incompetent person who has expressed her opposition to the surgery, and the standards to be applied by courts when facing such a situation. The case arises from the guardian's petition to order surgery filed July 12, 1984, in the Yakima County Superior Court. The evidence at the hearing on the petition showed that the ward had malignant...

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