Erwin v. Leonard

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was a claim against a decedent’s estate to recover the amount of old-age assistance granted to him during his lifetime, which it is claimed he obtained by fraudulent representations to the county board of social welfare. The probate court, and the district court on appeal, each held the claim should not be allowed. The state board of social welfare has appealed.

*631The claim alleged that from November 4, 1946, to May 5, 1947, the county department of social welfare granted old-age assistance to Theodore Erwin in the sum of $235. Shortly…