MATTER OF WELFARE OF HILLSTROM

No. C9-84-1270.

363 N.W.2d 871 (1985)

In the Matter of the WELFARE OF Shirley HILLSTROM.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

March 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Lawrence Harris, Melchert, Hubert, Sjodin & Willemssen, Waconia, for S. Hillstrom.

Diane M. Carlson, Spencer G. Kluegel Law Firm, Minnetonka, guardian ad litem.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., Mary Stanislav, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, intervenor.

Marcia Rowland, Carver County Atty., Virginia D. Palmer, Asst. County Atty., Chaska.

Heard, considered and decided by FOLEY, P.J., and LANSING and NIERENGARTEN, JJ.


OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

The attorney and guardian ad litem for Shirley Hillstrom, a mentally retarded woman, appeal from a judgment of the district court determining that surgical sterilization is in Hillstrom's best interest under Minn.Stat. § 252A.13, subd. 4 (1982). They contend the statute as applied violates her right to due process and equal protection of the law by invading her fundamental right to privacy. We reverse.

FACTS

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases