Grey Bear v. North Dakota Department of Human Services

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Delano Grey Bear and Robert V. Bolinske appeal from a judgment dismissing Grey Bear’s claims against the Department of Human Services for intentional infliction of emotional distress and governmental bad faith, and granting summary judgment in favor of the Department on its claim for conversion. We affirm in part, and reverse in part.

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[¶ 2] Delano Grey Bear was paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident in 1978. As a result of Grey Bear’s long-term disability, the Department of Human Services had paid medical expenses in the form of Medicaid benefits on Grey Bear’s…