Erdahl v. State Board of Social Welfare

Tbe question presented is, do tbe provisions of section 249.18, Code of Iowa, 1958, apply to an estate of a decedent formerly receiving old-age assistance, but not receiving assistance at tbe time of bis death, where the claim of the State Board of Social Welfare remains unpaid?

The question arises on objections to the final report of the administrator filed by the State Board of Social Welfare and the resistance thereto filed by the holder of the claim for funeral expenses.' The trial court held section 249.18, Code of Iowa, 1958, inapplicable, and allowed the funeral claim and the claim for…