State v. Colligan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court.— Hon. G. W: Wakneield, Judge. Action brought by the State against a non-resident of • the State, who has. been confined in the hospitals for the insane at Independence and Clarinda, to recover the amount expended -for him and on his behalf while thus confined. Judgment for the defendant, from which the State appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
By Code, section 2297, it is provided that the county of the residence of an insane person may *537recover from the property of the’ patient any sums paid by the county for the support of such person in the State hospital ; but it is agreed that the defendant in 'this action was not a resident of any county in the State at the time he was committed to the hospital, and that he had no legal settlement in the State. He was as a matter of fact a resident of South Dakota, and was only temporarily in this State when committed. By Oode, section 2283, it is provided that “ patients in a hospital having…
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