Legal Opinion
Department of Mental Hygiene v. Kolts
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 12, 1966No. Civ. 30341PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLillie, J.
Under section 6650, Welfare and Institutions Code, the Department of Mental Hygiene of the State of California sued to recover from the estate of Carl B. Worthen, deceased, the sum of $12,622.30. Plaintiff appeals from order of dismissal after order sustaining demurrer without leave to amend on the ground that section 6650 is unconstitutional under the equal protection clause of the Constitution. (Department of Mental Hygiene v. Kirchner, 62 Cal.2d 586 [43 Cal.Rptr. 329, 400 P.2d 321]; 60 Cal.2d 716 [36 Cal.Rptr. 488, 388 P.2d 720].)
Worthen was the husband of Harriet who, on November 5, 1917,…
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