Legal Opinion

South Carolina Mental Health Commission v. May

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided September 30, 1954No. 16915PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Taylor, Justice.

J. Hiram May being mentally ill was admitted to the South Carolina State Hospital on November 14, 1911, and remained there as a patient until his death on July 15,. 1952. Rufus A. May was appointed administrator of his estate and the South Carolina Mental Health Commission duly filed a claim amounting to $13,279.58 against such estate for the care and treatment furnished the deceased while a patient in the State Hospital, said claim being for treatment and care from May. 2, 1915, he having been a patient continuously during this time. A verified claim for this amount was filed…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Milligan v. Ritter's EstateIndiana Supreme Court · 1943
  2. State v. . WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
  3. Columbia Ry., Gas & Electric Co. v. CarterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1924
  4. Scovill v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
  5. State v. PattersonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1951

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Gattis v. ChavezDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1976
  2. MULLIS v. Celanese Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959
  3. Roper v. South Carolina Tax CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1957
  4. City of Myrtle Beach v. RichardsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1984
  5. Whitworth, Adm'r v. Department of Mental HygieneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960

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