State Department of Public Welfare v. Willard

(on motion for rehearing). The claimant contends thát the court was in error in holding that that part of its claim covering the period from 1919 to 1931 was barred by the statute of limitations. Claimant further contends that in so holding we reversed the case of Estate of Tinker (1938), 227 Wis. 519, 279 N. W. 83. In holding as we did originally that that clause of sec. 46.10 (7) providing that the statutes of limitation should not be pleaded in an action b'y the state to recover the cost of maintenance from inmates or their estates merely created a disability on the part of the estate of…