Commonwealth v. Cabinet for Human Resources

COOPER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court reversing a ruling of the district court which held that the appellee, Cabinet for Human Resources, Commonwealth of Kentucky, could be required to exercise control over the financial resources of a person adjudged retarded, under the language of KRS 202B.060. On appeal, the issue is whether the circuit court erred, as a matter of law, in so ruling. Reviewing the record below, we reverse and remand.

The facts relative to this action are as follows: In July of 1983, the co-appellee, Edwin Dick, was adjudged by a jury to be…