Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Central State Griffin Memorial Hospital v. Reed
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 1, 1972No. 43274PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
This appeal poses two issues for our determination :(1) May a husband’s estate be liable for expenses of hospital care and treatment of his mentally ill wife who during his lifetime was admitted to a state institution as a patient.(2) Does the notice to creditors as provided in 58 O.S.1961, 333 run against the State of Oklahoma ?
Upon consideration of the following facts and law we answer both questions affirmatively.
Leah Hazel Reed was a resident patient in the Central State Griffin Memorial Hospital from August 1, 1953 until her death on May 7, 1965. Her husband, Roland Reed…
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