Case Name: In the matter of Alanson White, an habitual drunkard
Court: New York Court of Chancery
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1845-08-25
Citations: 5 Sarat. Ch. Sent. 12
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the matter of Alanson White, an habitual drunkard.
Judges: 
Reporter: Saratoga Chancery Sentinel
Volume: 5
Pages: 12–12

Head Matter:
In the matter of Alanson White, an habitual drunkard.
O. L. Barbour, for petitioners.
$Wtn of bond b? committee < a lunatic.

Opinion:
' In this case, upon an applica* tion for the appointment of a committee, the chancellor di-> rected the bond to be given by the committee to be made payable to the people; ' and he observed that it was incorrect to make the bond in such cases payable to the lunatic, &c.