Legal Opinion
In Re the Guardianship of Mayou
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 17, 1972No. 803-41556-1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJames, J.
On February 26, 1959, Beatrice Mayou was found to be mentally incompetent and was committed to one of the state’s hospitals. A guardianship for her estate was established on March 24, 1959. On March 28, the state filed a creditor’s1 claim for the cost of her care to the date of the claim. The claim form advised that: “This claim is also filed as a Continuing Claim to cover all charges which will accrue at the statutory rate during the time Beatrice Mayou is confined at the Western State Hospital.”
On the same day it filed its “continuing claim,” the state, pursuant to RCW 11.92.150, filed a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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