Minter v. STATE DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH

Moss, Chief Justice.

Mrs. Fannie R. Minter, being mentally ill, was first admitted to the South Carolina State Hospital on May 20, 1930. She was released and re-admitted to the hospital from time to time and on November 1, 1936, she was re-admitted to said hospital and remained there continuously as a patient until her death on August 20, 1967.

Burchell B. Minter, the son and sole heir of Mrs. Fannie R. Minter, who died intestate, was appointed as administra tor of her estate by the Richland County Probate Court on September 14, 1967.

The South Carolina State Hospital timely filed a claim…