ANNIE PENN MEM. HOSP. v. CASWELL COUNTY

No. 8417DC459.

323 S.E.2d 487 (1984)

ANNIE PENN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. v. CASWELL COUNTY.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gwyn, Gwyn & Farver by H. Craig Farver, Reidsville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Farmer & Watlington by R. Lee Farmer, Yanceyville, for defendant-appellee.


JOHNSON, Judge.

The issue in this case concerns whether a county is liable for medical services rendered to a person wounded by a deputy sheriff, handcuffed and taken immediately to a hospital where the injured person underwent emergency treatment. The trial court found and concluded that the county was not liable. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the trial court and remand for the entry of a judgment in accordance with this opinion.

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