Trustees of State Hospital v. Lycoming County

Citations

• 239 Pa. 402
• 86 A. 879
• 1913 Pa. LEXIS 581

Syllabus

<p>State hospital for insane — Care of indigent insane — Liability of county — Criminal insane — Act of May 1, 1907, P. L. 158.</p> <p>Under tbe Act of May 1, 1907, P. L. 153, amending previous statutes, and providing that indigent insane committed to the State hospitals for the insane are to be treated and cared for at the expense of the counties from which they came, to the extent of $1.75 per week, but all expenses above that sum, which are not to exceed $2.50 per week, are to be paid by the State, the term “indigent insane” is used without any limitation, and includes insane criminals and those charged with crime, who are indigent, as well as .others.</p>