Legal Opinion
County of Brown v. Penkert
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 26, 1925No. 24,766PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDibell, J.
On the trial of the claim of Brown county for poor relief furnished Caroline Dufek, deceased, a poor person, the court directed a verdict against the county. It appeals from the order denying its motion for a new trial.
Caroline Dufek had a legal settlement in Brown county. She died testate on May 4, 1924. For 5 years prior to her death the county at her request furnished her aid by giving her grocery orders, and just prior to her death hospital care. This was furnished her as a poor person by the county commissioners in the ordinary way after investigation in discharge of the obligation…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- City of Albany v. . McNamaraNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Green v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
- Bremer County v. CurtisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
- Jones County v. NortonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Knox v. HookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1815
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3Cited by7 opinions
- County of Alameda v. JanssenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- County of Los Angeles v. Security First National BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
- In Re Application of County of Beltrami to Determine Settlement of JoyceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
- Steere v. State, Department of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- In Re the Estate of MesserschmidtCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
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