Supreme Court of Kansas May 6, 1972, No. 46,360 (Richards v. Richards)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Foth, C.:

The issue in this case is whether the state department of social welfare may recover from the estate of a conservatee the cost of his maintenance, care and treatment while confined in the state security hospital at Lamed pursuant to a commitment issued by a district court when he was found incompetent to stand trial on a pending criminal charge.