Opinion

Nathan & Miriam Barnert Memorial Hospital Ass'n v. Young

63 N.J. 578 · Supreme Court of New Jersey · Nov 8, 1972

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NATHAN AND MIRIAM BARNERT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT v. SARAH YOUNG, EMMA JAYNE DINKINS AND EDITH CARTER

Per Curiam. A petition for certification having been submitted to this Court and it appearing that the trial court found that Sarah Young is mentally incompetent to decide [579] ■whether to undergo an amputation of her leg and the Court being of the view that such finding is supported by the record and on that basis. It is as of this date ordered that the petition for certification is hereby granted (62 N. J. 187) It is further ordered that the judgment appointing Emma Jayne Dinkins as guardian for Sarah Young with the right to consent to such amputation is hereby affirmed. For affirmance — Chief Justice Wbintbaub and Justices Jacobs, Hall and Mountain and Judges Coneoed and Sullivan — 6. Opposed — None.

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New Jersey Superior Court App Division · Feb 4, 1977

Parentheticals

Hospital petitioned for appointment of special guardian to consent to amputation of leg of incompetent woman
In Re Clark
sister of patient appointed special guardian to consent to amputation procedure where patient was found mentally incompetent to consent
In re J.M.
court affirmed trial court appointing a sister of patient as special guardian to consent to amputation of left leg of adult woman whom the trial judge found to be mentally incompetent to consent
In Re Schiller
4 Justices + 2 judges temporarily assigned
Henry v. New Jersey Department of Human Services