Legal Opinion

State v. Estate of Elliott

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided February 8, 2005No. 30441PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHROEDER, Chief Justice.

The State of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (Department) maintains that it is entitled to establish a claim against the estate of Dolores Arlene Elliott (Elliott) pursuant to Idaho Code § 56-218 (2002). The district court affirmed a decision by the magistrate court that the Department had no cause of action under I.C. § 56-218. The Department appeals.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Elliott was born on February 21, 1937. She purchased a house in 1962 while married to Ken Berry. Elliott and Berry divorced in 1971 and Elliott was awarded the house in the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Stafford v. Idaho Department of Health & WelfareIdaho Supreme Court · 2008
  5. State v. Estate of KaminskyIdaho Supreme Court · 2005

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