State Ex Rel. Mental Health Commissioner v. Estate of Stephens

YOUNG, Judge.

The State of Indiana appeals the judgment in favor of the Estate of Josephine Lucille Stephens in an action brought by the Mental Health Commissioner to recover a debt owed the State for the care and maintenance of Josephine Lucille Stephens during four hospitalizations between 1949 and 1968 at Central State Hospital, a state owned facility. During the trial of the State’s claim, the State called as witnesses the Medical Records Director and the Supervisor of Patient Accounts at Central State Hospital. During the direct examination of the Medical Records Director, the Estate…