Packard v. Packard
Significance, Reverend Packard's Case Against His Wife, Mrs. Packard Defends Her Sanity
Plaintiff
Reverend Theophilus Packard, Jr.
Defendant
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard
Plaintiff's Claim
That his wife was insane and that he was therefore entitled to confine her at home.
Chief Lawyer for Plaintiff
No record extant
Chief Defense Lawyers
John W. Orr, Stephen Moore
Judge
Circuit Court Judge Charles R. Starr
Place
Kankakee, Illinois
Date of Decision
18 January 1864
Decision
Elizabeth Packard was declared sane and her liberty was restored.
Related Cases
- Shaw v. Shaw, 17 Day Conn. 189 (1845).
- Oregon v. Rideout, 108,866 Circuit Court, County of Marion, Oregon (1978).
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