Department of Mental Health v. Hartseil

The Department of Mental Health filed a petition in the circuit court of Peoria County against the estate of Emma Hartseil, which alleged that Emma Hartseil, an incompetent, had been hospitalized in the Peoria State Hospital since April 29, 1948. The petition further stated that by virtue of Section 12 — 12 oí the Mental Health Code, Chapter 91% of the Illinois Revised Statutes, the Department had calculated and fixed the per capita cost of treatment of the patient in the Peoria State Hospital to be $60.00 per month from January 1, 1952, through January 30, 1957; $81.00 per month from July 1,…