· 11/2/1931
Breuninger v. Lightbown
Citations
- 53 F.2d 551
- 60 App. D.C. 297
- 1931 U.S. App. LEXIS 2694
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- concluding that the trial court abused its discretion in applying ORS 426.095(1
- concluding that the trial court abused its discretion in applying ORS 426.095(1) when it held a civil commitment hearing at the courthouse but required the allegedly mentally ill person to appear remotely, with- out any apparent reason for not transporting him to the courthouse
- explaining that, in applying ORS 426.095(1), “[n]o rea- son was given why transporting appellant to the courthouse or making some other accommodation would have been inconvenient for the court”
- one test for evaluating whether a court has abused its discretion is whether the decision was clearly against reason and evidence
- one test for evaluating whether a court has abused its discretion is whether the decision was clearly against reason and evidence
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