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

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283 S.C. 344 (1984)

322 S.E.2d 687

Laurie C. SHELLEY, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided October 29, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Retired Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Kennerly M. McLendon, Columbia, for appellant.

William S. Derrick and Timothy H. Pogue, of Derrick & Pogue, Marion, for respondent.

Heard Sept. 24, 1984.

Decided Oct. 29, 1984.

CURETON, Judge:

Laurie Shelley, the administrator of the estate of Tressie Pratt, deceased, brought this declaratory judgment action in the court of common pleas to dissolve the statutory lien of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health for care given Mrs. Pratt. The Department of Mental Health demurred to the complaint on the ground the probate court had exclusive jurisdiction of the action, the administration...

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