Key legal question
Whether Fribourg must reimburse Valais for emergency assistance costs even though the assisted person died before notice of the claim.
Extracted holding
Yes. The reimbursement claim under LAS arises from the emergency assistance already rendered and does not depend on the assisted person's being alive when the canton of domicile is notified.
Extracted reasoning
Article 14 LAS protects the canton of stay from bearing emergency aid costs. The claim is a direct public-law claim between cantons and is not transformed into a debt claim against the deceased's estate or heirs.