IN RE ESTATE OF TURNER

No. C2-85-1136.

391 N.W.2d 767 (1986)

In re ESTATE OF Amelia M. TURNER, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis D. Daly, Jr., St. Paul, for Estate.

Tom Foley, Ramsey Co. Atty., David Fortney, Kevin Short, Asst. Co. Attys., St. Paul, for Ramsey County.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., Patricia Sonnenberg, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for intervenor.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

The sole issue in this case is whether Minn.Stat. § 256B.15 (1984) denies equal protection to individuals who receive medical assistance after age 65. The law at issue is an estate collection statute which gives the state a claim in a decedent's estate to recover amounts paid to the decedent in medical assistance, but only as to amounts paid after decedent turned 65. In this case, Amelia Turner's estate charges that this differentiation...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases