Estate of Nottingham

The Wisconsin statutes establish the authority of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to manage and operate the Grand Army Home for Veterans at King. Secs. 45.365 and 45.37, Stats., set forth the criteria for the management of the Home and the eligibility of veterans and certain close relatives for admission to the Home. In general, a veteran or close relative must lack the adequate means to support himself and be temporarily or permanently incapacitated due to physical disability or age.

Both the 1963 and 1965 statutes provide as a condition of eligibility that any assets in excess…