CHILDREN'S HOSP. OF BIRMINGHAM v. KELLEY

Civ. 5951.

537 So.2d 917 (1987)

The CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BIRMINGHAM, INC. v. Vincent KELLEY and Iris Odem.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied December 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Paul Davis of Sirote, Permutt, McDermott, Slepian, Friend, Friedman, Held & Apolinsky, Birmingham, for appellant.

Bennett H. Webb of Legal Services Corp. of Alabama, Talladega, for appellee.


HOLMES, Judge.

This is a contract case which presents a question of first impression relating to a minor's ability to be contractually bound for medical expenses incurred in providing medical care for the minor's infant child.

The defendant's nineteen-day-old son was admitted to The Children's Hospital of Birmingham, Inc. (hospital) due to a serious illness. On the date of admission, March 15, 1985, the defendant completed and signed an inpatient registration...

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