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GUERRERO v. COPPER QUEEN HOSPITAL

No. 2 CA-CIV 1643.

22 Ariz. App. 611 (1974)

529 P.2d 1205

Saul GUERRERO and Maria De Lourdes Guerrero, minors, by their Guardian Ad Litem, Teodoro Guerrero, Appellants, v. COPPER QUEEN HOSPITAL, a division of Phelps Dodge Corporation, a New York Corporation, ABC Corporation, Appellees. Jane Doe I through X, Individually, and as agents, employees or servants of the Copper Queen Hospital, a division of Phelps Dodge Corporation, a New York Corporation, ABC Corporation, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1975.

Review Granted March 11, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Ramon R. Alvarez by Ramon R. Alvarez, Douglas, for appellants.

Evans, Kitchel & Jenckes, P.C. by Leon D. Bess and David L. Beaugureau, Phoenix, for appellees.

OPINION

HATHAWAY, Chief Judge.

Appellants appeal from the granting of a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. We believe appellants did state a claim for which relief could be granted and we reverse.

The precise question involved is whether a privately-owned hospital is obligated to provide emergency care to all persons who present themselves at the facility for treatment.

Appellants are minors who were burned on February 10, 1972...

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