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COMMITMENT OF J.B. v. MIDTOWN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER

No. 49A02-9102-CV-60.

581 N.E.2d 448 (1991)

In the matter of the COMMITMENT OF J.B., Appellant-Respondent, v. MIDTOWN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, Appellee-Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fifth District.

November 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine A. Cornelius, Bleecker Brodey & Andrews, Indianapolis, for appellant-respondent.

Peter H. Pogue, Locke Reynolds Boyd & Weisell, Indianapolis, for appellee-petitioner.

RUCKER, Judge.

J.B., a thirty-one year old female suffering from the mental disease of alcoholism, was involuntarily committed to Central State Hospital after the trial court determined she was dangerous to herself. On appeal J.B. challenges the commitment order arguing the trial court erred in its finding of dangerousness.

We reverse.

Since 1984, J.B. has undergone treatment for alcoholism. The treatment programs were not successful until 1987, when...

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