Legal Opinion
In Re the Welfare of K.S.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 12, 1988No. C5-86-2081PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YETKA, Justice.
This case is before us on appeal from a decision of the court of appeals holding that a minor's personal injury settlement fund established pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 540.08 (1986) is an available resource for purposes of a minor’s eligibility for medical assistance under Minn.Stat. ch. 256B (1986) and that the fund may be used to reimburse a county under Minn.Stat. § 252.27 (1986). We affirm.
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On June 4, 1972, K.S. sustained severe injuries during birth resulting in mental retardation and cerebral palsy. K.S. is non-ambulatory and developmentally functions between the ages of 6…
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- McNiff v. State, Department of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
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