MATTER OF MENTAL CONDITION OF SHIRLEY J.C.

No. 92-1231.

172 Wis.2d 371 (1992)

493 N.W.2d 382

IN the MATTER OF THE MENTAL CONDITION OF SHIRLEY J.C.: SHIRLEY J.C., Appellant, v. WALWORTH COUNTY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 11, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Larry D. Steen of Godfrey, Neshek & Worth, S.C., of Elkhorn.

On behalf of the respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Dianne M. Soffa, assistant corporation counsel.

Before Nettesheim, P.J., Brown and Snyder, JJ.


BROWN, J.

Shirley J. C. appeals from two orders entered in the trial court. The first is an order granting summary judgment in favor of the state in Shirley's involuntary commitment hearing and committing her to inpatient psychiatric treatment. The second order denies Shirley's postcommitment motion to vacate the order of commitment. The major issue on appeal is whether summary judgment is appropriate in a proceeding for involuntary commitment under sec. 51.20,Stats...

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