INDIANA v. GUARDIANSHIP OF McINTYRE

No. 4-384A81.

471 N.E.2d 6 (1984)

INDIANA Department of Public Welfare, Appellant (Claimant below), v. The GUARDIANSHIP OF Hope Lynn McIntyre, a Minor, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fourth District.

November 19, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen. of Indiana, Gorden E. White, Jr., Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellant.

John W. Newby, Leon R. Kaminski, Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones, La Porte, for appellee.


CONOVER, Judge.

The State of Indiana, on behalf of the Indiana Department of Public Welfare (DPW), appeals the trial court's allocation of proceeds from a settlement reached between Sandra McIntyre, as Guardian of Hope McIntyre (Guardianship) and the drivers of two automobiles which collided in an accident, seriously injuring the ward.

We reverse.

ISSUE

The sole issue presented for review is whether the trial court committed reversible error...

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