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S.C. DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH v. GLASS

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269 S.C. 91 (1977)

236 S.E.2d 412

South Carolina DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, Appellant-Respondent, v. Sally M. GLASS, as the Administratrix of the Estate of R.Q. Glass, Sr., Mary A. Glass, Sally M. Randall, R.Q. Glass, III, and Perry S. Luthi, Respondents-Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

July 13, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel R. McLeod, Atty. Gen., and Larry W. Propes, of Columbia, for Appellant-Respondent.

Edward R. Hamer, of Greenville, for Perry S. Luthi, Respondent-Appellant.

July 13, 1977.

LEWIS, Chief Justice:

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health instituted this action to obtain reimbursement for expenses incurred in providing for the medical care, treatment, and maintenance of R.Q. Glass, Sr., while a patient in the State Mental Health Facility. The trial court held that the claim was barred by the statute of limitations. We disagree and reverse.

Glass was admitted as a patient on May 4, 1961, and remained...

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