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MATTER OF DUVICK

No. C1-92-2104.

497 N.W.2d 311 (1993)

In the Matter of Esther DUVICK.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

March 9, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory R. Solum, Edina, for appellant Duvick.

Michael O. Freeman, Hennepin County Atty., John R. Owen, Asst. County Atty., Minneapolis, for respondent.

Considered and decided by NORTON, P.J. and KALITOWSKI and MULALLY, JJ.

OPINION

EDWARD D. MULALLY, Judge.

Appellant was committed as mentally ill to a nursing home. She appeals, and we reverse.

FACTS

Appellant Esther Duvick is a 90-year-old woman who had been living in her own apartment. After she was hospitalized for a heart condition, the hospital filed a petition for her commitment as mentally ill.

Appellant's treating physician diagnosed her as having mild dementia. The court's second appointed...

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