State v. Thompson

RineR, Justice.

This case brings a judgment of the District Court of Niobrara County here for review by direct appeal. The action below was one instituted by the State of Wyoming, as plaintiff, to recover from the defendant Arthur Thompson, as administrator of the estate of Thea Thompson, deceased, an amount of money alleged to be due the plaintiff on account of the care and maintenance furnished the said Thea Thompson in the Wyoming State Hospital at Evan-ston in this state.

Plaintiff’s petition, omitting formal parts and briefly summarized, states that Thea Thompson was, during the month of…