LUTHER HOSPITAL v. EAU CLAIRE COUNTY

No. 83-028.

115 Wis.2d 100 (1983)

339 N.W.2d 798

LUTHER HOSPITAL, a Wisconsin corporation, and Midelfort Clinic, Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, Wisconsin, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided September 6, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was submitted on the brief of John D. Kaiser and Kaiser, Ltd., of Eau Claire.

For the respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Carl T. Bahnson, assistant corporation counsel, of Eau Claire.

Before Foley, P.J., Dean and Cane, JJ.


CANE, J.

Luther Hospital and Midelfort Clinic, Ltd., appeal from a judgment dismissing their complaint for payment by Eau Claire County (county) of the emergency medical service costs for Harold E. Gorman. The trial court concluded that Gorman was not a dependent as defined by sec. 49.01 (4), Stats., and therefore the county was not liable for the cost of his care. Because we conclude that Gorman's right to apply for a veteran's emergency relief grant did not constitute...

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