In re Ingram

Citations

• 1 Coffey 137

Syllabus

<p>Insanity.—In Order to Commit a Person to an Asylum for the insane, the court must be satisfied, upon examination, pursuant to section 258, Civil Code, that such person is of unsound mind, and unfit to be at large. The provisions of the codes as to such examination summarized.</p> <p>Insanity.—There are no “Commissioners of Insanity.” Physicians are merely summoned to hear the testimony, and to make a personal examination of the alleged insane person; and, if they believe him to be dangerously insane, they make a certificate of certain facts, whereupon it is reserved to the judge, upon whom rests the responsibility, to adjudicate upon the charge.</p> <p>Insanity.—Although a Person is Subject to Certain Delusions, where the court is not satisfied that he is “so far disordered in mind as to endanger health, person or property, ” or “ unfit to be at large, ’ ’ it is bound to give him the benefit of such reasonable doubt as it entertains upon the whole charge.</p>