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KING CTY. v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 38645.

70 Wn.2d 988 (1967)

425 P.2d 887

KING COUNTY, Appellant, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 31, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles O. Carroll, James E. Kennedy, and Russell R. Pearson, for appellant.

A.L. Newbould and John A. Hackett, for respondent.

OTT, J.

This appeal presents a single issue: Do the provisions of RCW 36.62 require that the city of Seattle pay for the medical treatment furnished in the King County Harborview Hospital to city prisoners who have been found to be unable to pay for their own care and who do not qualify for public assistance under the welfare standards of the Department of Public Assistance of the State of Washington.

The facts are not in dispute. King County's Harborview...

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