Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appeal against the justice-of-the-peace decision was admissible despite the appellant challenging only her prior involuntary hospitalization, not the dispositive part of the decision.
Decisione estratta
The appellant lacked a legally protected interest because she did not contest the operative part of the decision and was no longer hospitalized.
Motivazione estratta
Standing requires a party to be affected by the dispositive part of the decision and to seek its modification. Since the appeal targeted an issue not decided below, no interest to appeal existed.