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Burke v. Wheaton
3 Cranch 341
U.S. Circuit Court for the Dis...
1828
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The CouRT (ThRüston, J., absent,) appointed Dr. Laurie, committee. The Act of Maryland, 1785, c. 72, § 6, authorizes the Chancellor to superintend the affairs of lunatics, and to appoint a committee, &c., but does not direct the mode of ascertaining who are lunatics. This must be done by a writ in the nature of a writ de lunático inquirendo, which issues by order of the Court upon affidavit.

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Case Name: Burke v. Wheaton
Court Name: U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
Date Published: Oct 15, 1828
Citation: 3 Cranch 341
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