State Department of Social Welfare v. Emert

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hatcher, C.:

This is an appeal from an order of a district court affirming an order of the probate court taxing the cost of administering a no-asset estate to the creditor petitioning for administration. There is no dispute in the facts.

Alexander Blakely, prior to his death on January 26, 1965, resided in Elk City, Kansas, and was a recipient of welfare assistance through the Montgomery County Department of Social Welfare, having received during his lifetime the aggregtae sum of $7,172.53..Subsequent to the death of Alexander Blakely, the Montgomery…