Indiana Department of Public Welfare v. Guardianship of McIntyre
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
CONOVER, Judge.
The State of Indiana, on behalf of the Indiana Department of Public Welfare (DPW), appeals the trial court's allocation of proceeds from a settlement reached between Sandra Meintyre, as Guardian of Hope Melntyre (Guardianship) and the drivers of two automobiles which collided in an accident, seriously injuring the ward.
We reverse.
ISSUE
The sole issue presented for review is whether the trial court committed reversible error in allocating settlement proceeds when it failed to award DPW the full amount of its expenditures on behalf of the ward.
FACTS
On February 11, 1983, Hope Lynn…
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