STATE v. SMITH


253 S.W.2d 758 (1952)

STATE v. SMITH.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 5, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bess Blake, Nashville, for appellant.

Chase & Neel, Johnson City, for respondent.


BURNETT, Justice.

The sole question involved in this appeal is whether or not the claim of the State of Tennessee, Department of Public Welfare, is entitled to priority over the claims of general creditors of an estate when the State's claim is for reimbursement for old age assistance it has rendered the decedent prior to death.

The estate of the decedent was small, being less than the amount claimed by the State of Tennessee. There were only two claims filed...

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