CARPENTER v. TWIN FALLS COUNTY

No. 14389.

691 P.2d 1190 (1984)

107 Idaho 575

Clarence CARPENTER and St. Alphonsus Hospital, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. TWIN FALLS COUNTY, Idaho and its Board of County Commissioners, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

Rehearing Denied December 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd J. Webb, Twin Falls, for defendants-appellants.

Phillip S. Oberrecht and Glenna M. Christensen (argued), of Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett & Blanton, Chartered, Boise, for plaintiffs-respondents.


BISTLINE, Justice.

Elva Carpenter was hospitalized at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise with a terminal illness on April 21, 1980. Upon her death on May 4, 1980, a total hospital bill of $10,614.09 was rendered by the hospital to her surviving husband, Clarence Carpenter. While Mrs. Carpenter was in the hospital, Mr. Carpenter, using a county-printed form which he obtained from a county secretary, partially completed an "Application for County Assistance." Carpenter...

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