IN RE ESTATE OF ECKLUND

A23-0210.

998 N.W.2d 308 (2023)

IN RE the ESTATE OF: Joanne Mary ECKLUND, Decedent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Filed November 20, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary F. Moriarty , Hennepin County Attorney, Matthew D. Hough , Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota (for appellant Hennepin County Human Services).

Keith Ellison , Attorney General, Emily B. Anderson , Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, Minnesota (for intervenor Commissioner of Human Services).

Susan A. King , Taylor D. Sztainer , Mary Frances Price , Megan J. Renslow , Moss & Barnett, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota (for respondent Jerry R. Ecklund).

Considered and decided by Connolly, Presiding Judge; Bjorkman, Judge; and Klaphake, Judge.


OPINION

Appellant-county challenges the district court's partial denial of its claim to recover from the estate of a person who received medical assistance for long-term-care services. Appellant argues that the district court erred by interpreting Minn. Stat. § 256B.15, subd. 2(a), to limit recovery to amounts paid...

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