State v. Matthews

At issue in this appeal is the extent of liability of the estate of Mabel L. Matthews for the care and treatment furnished to the decedent’s daughter at the New Hampshire Hospital.

Mabel Matthews died intestate on March 9, 1981, leaving two heirs, the defendant, Carroll G. Matthews, Jr., and Marilyn Matthews. At various times from November 1965 through January 1981, Marilyn Matthews had been a resident at the New Hampshire Hospital.

*503The State of New Hampshire filed a claim against the estate of Mabel Matthews, pursuant to RSA 126-A-.47 (Supp. 1981) and RSA 126-A:51 (Supp. 1981), for $21,261.24,…