May v. Norton

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “On discretionary decisions, [the reviewing court] usually asks whether the decision is legal in the sense of being within the prescribed boundaries which define the area of discretion.”
• no abuse of discretion if decision is “legal”
• “[W]e recognize that a small child may not be able to articulate that he or she expects some benefit from treatment. Thus, it is often important for [the child's] caretakers to explain to [the child] the importance of the treatment in terms that are understandable to the child.’’
• “[W]e recognize that a small child may not be able to articulate that he or she expects some benefit from treatment. Thus, it is often important for [the child’s] caretakers to explain to [the child] the importance of the treatment in terms that are understandable to the child.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).