Case Summary

James Walton, Jr. petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of his client, Edward Carter, who was being detained at the Oregon State Hospital. Walton then submitted a voluntary non-suit, which suggests that he was able to get Carter released without a court order.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Institutional

Petition subtype(s)

• Insanity

Sites of significance

• Oregon State Insane Asylum (Salem, Oregon)

Outcome

Petition withdrawn

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

Marion County Circuit Court Journal, Dept. No. 2, Vol. 32, May 1913-May 1915, Accession No. 93A-19, p. 486; Marion County Circuit Court Case Files, Case No. 12194

Source material(s)

Journal | Case File

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

• Oregon State Archives (Salem, Oregon)

State

• Oregon

People

• Walton, Jr., James (petitioner)
• Carter, Edward (bound party)
• Walton, Jr., James (petitioner attorney)
• Steiner, R. E. Lee (respondent)
• Steiner, R. E. Lee (responding party)
• Steiner, R. E. Lee (holding party)
• Doe, John (hc.case.or.0022, hc.case.or.0024) (respondent)
• Roe, Richard (hc.case.or.0022, hc.case.or.0024) (respondent)
• Galloway, William (judge)
• Doe, John (hc.case.or.0022, hc.case.or.0024) (responding party)
• Doe, John (hc.case.or.0022, hc.case.or.0024) (holding party)
• Roe, Richard (hc.case.or.0022, hc.case.or.0024) (responding party)
• Roe, Richard (hc.case.or.0022, hc.case.or.0024) (holding party)

• Additional parties

  Alexander, George R. (notary public)

  Gehlhar, Max (clerk)

  Kulper, O. H. (deputy sheriff)

  Esch, William (sheriff)

  Needham, W. I. (deputy sheriff)

  Truit, William (deputy sheriff)

  Boyington, M. G. (deputy clerk)