VALLEY CREDIT SERVICE, INC. v. MAIR

No. 59629; CA 10417.

582 P.2d 47 (1978)

35 Or.App. 637

VALLEY CREDIT SERVICE, INC., an Oregon Corporation, Respondent, v. Charlotte L. MAIR, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided August 2, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent B. Thurber, Oregon Legal Services Corp., Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Thomas B. Brand, Salem, argued and cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Brand, Lee, Ferris & Embick, Salem.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and JOHNSON, GILLETTE and ROBERTS, JJ.


ROBERTS, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether defendant may raise as a defense in an action to collect a hospital bill the hospital's responsibility to comply with requirements of 42 U.S.C. § 291 et seq. (1970), commonly known as the Hill-Burton Act. The Act requires hospitals receiving federal funds to provide "a reasonable volume of services to persons unable to pay therefor." 42 U.S.C. § 291c(e)(2) (1970); 42 CFR § 53.111 (1976). Defendant...

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