Arnold's Estate

Citations

• 253 Pa. 517
• 98 A. 701
• 1916 Pa. LEXIS 881

Syllabus

<p>Lunatics — Maintenance—Reimbursement from lunatic’s estate— Claim of Commomuealth.</p> <p>1. The law implies an obligation on tbe part of a lunatic or bis estate, to reimburse those who have supplied his necessities.</p> <p>2. An estate acquired by a lunatic after he became a public charge, is liable for his previous maintenance.</p> <p>3. The Act of June 1,1915, P. L. 661, providing for the collection by the Commonwealth of amounts expended for the maintenance of a lunatic confined in a State hospital, applies to the collection of claims due the Commonwealth at the time of its passage as well as those which became due thereafter.</p> <p>4. Where an indigent lunatic was confined in a State.hospital, and thereafter, but prior to the passage of the Act of 1915, acquired an estate, the Commonwealth was entitled to recover from the guardian of the lunatic’s estate, all amounts expended by it for the maintenance and support of the lunatic, including amounts expended by it previous to the acquisition of the estate by the lunatic.</p>