MARION COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE v. METHODIST HOSPITAL

No. 2-1081A339.

436 N.E.2d 123 (1982)

MARION COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Appellant (Defendant below), v. METHODIST HOSPITAL of Indiana, Inc., Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Second District.

June 3, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Gammon, Indianapolis, for appellant.

D.L. Hardamon, Dillon, Hardamon & Cohen, Frank E. Spencer, Indianapolis, for appellee.


SHIELDS, Judge.

On July 9, 1980, Willie J. Dixon was admitted to Methodist Hospital (Hospital) in Indianapolis for emergency medical treatment. Dixon, an indigent unable to pay for the care furnished, incurred medical costs valued at $1001.55. The Hospital notified the Marion County Department of Public Welfare (Department) that Dixon had been admitted for emergency care and, pursuant to the Hospital Commitment Act, I.C. 12-5-1-1 - 15-5-1-17 (Burns Code Ed., Repl...

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