HERNANDEZ v. SUBURBAN HOSP.

No. 37 September Term, 1989.

319 Md. 226 (1990)

572 A.2d 144

ARTURO HERNANDEZ v. SUBURBAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

April 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah M. Whelihan (Jordan, Coyne, Savits & Lopata, all on brief), Rockville, for appellant.

S. Allen Adelman (Brett Weiss, Adelman & Haldeman, all on brief), Rockville, for appellee.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, COLE, RODOWSKY, ADKINS and BLACKWELL, JJ., and THEODORE G. BLOOM, Associate Judge of the Court of Special Appeals, Specially Assigned.


MURPHY, Chief Judge.

This case involves an "Authorization and Assignment" executed by a patient and her attorney for the benefit of a hospital and whether, in the circumstances, the assignment may be enforced against the patient's attorney.

I.

On September 7, 1985, Giovanna Garcia was involved in an automobile accident and sustained personal injuries. She was treated for those injuries at the Suburban Hospital from September 7 through October 9,...

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