Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Mental Health Commissioner v. Estate of Lotts
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided August 13, 1975No. 2-1173A254PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASE SUMMARY
Buchanan, J.
The State of Indiana, on the relation of the Mental Health Commissioner, William Ellsworth Murray, M.D. (the State) appeals from a trial court judgment absolving Defendant-Appellee, Estate of Clarence O. Lotts (Lotts) from liability for maintenance of Lotts’ adult daughter at Logansport State Hospital, the State claiming Lotts was liable under Ind. Ann. Stat. § 22-401, et seq. (the Former Responsible Relative Statutes), which was amended in part and specifically repealed in part by Sections 1 and 3 of Acts 1969, ch. 362 (now codified under IC 1971, 16-14-18-1, et seq.…
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