Case Name: The State, ex rel. Bles, appellant v. Merrick, appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1965-04-05
Citations: 30 Ohio L.R. 104
Docket Number: 38777
Parties: The State, ex rel. Bles, appellant v. Merrick, appellee.
Judges: Matthias, O’Neill and Herbert, JJ., concur.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Reporter; a weekly journal published in the interest of the legal profession in the state of Ohio
Volume: 30
Pages: 104–104

Head Matter:
Announced Wednesday, March 31
38777.
The State, ex rel. Bles, appellant v. Merrick, appellee.

Opinion:
Zimmerman, Judge.
Under the provisions of Section 5122.-11, Revised Code, where an affidavit in the prescribed form alleging the mental illness of an individual is presented to the Probate Court for action, it is the duty of that court to receive and file the same, although such filing need not be made of immediate public record. Upon such affidavit, the court may in its discretion conduct the investigation as authorized by Section 5122.13, Revised Code, to ascertain and determine whether such affidavit constitutes a valid basis for further proceedings as detailed in the remaining sections of Chapter 5122 of the Revised Code.
Judgment reversed in part and affirmed in part.
Matthias, O'Neill and Herbert, JJ., concur.
Schneider and Brown, JJ., dissent.