# State v. Brown

> Court of Appeals of Oregon · September 9, 1992 · 115 Or. App. 171

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6940032

## Case

- **Full name:** In the Matter of Rhonda Jo Brown, Alleged to be a Mentally Ill Person. STATE OF OREGON v. Rhonda Jo BROWN
- **Court:** Court of Appeals of Oregon
- **Decided:** September 9, 1992
- **Citations:** 115 Or. App. 171; 836 P.2d 1377; 1992 Ore. App. LEXIS 1714
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Durham, Joseph, Richardson
- **Cited by:** 1 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that the question whether the express terms of an agreement were indefinite is an issue for the court, and the questions whether the parties gave a definite meaning to an ambiguous term and, if so, what that meaning was, are questions of fact for the jury

## Opinion text

PER CURIAM
In this civil commitment case, the state concedes that the trial court erred in finding that appellant is a mentally ill person in need of commitment.
Appellant seems to concede that she has a mental disorder. The medical examiner diagnosed her as suffering from schizophrenia. However, appellant argues, and the state concedes, that the record does not contain clear and convincing evidence to support the trial court’s finding that appellant is unable to meet her basic needs or is dangerous to others. We accept the concession.
Reversed.

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