CITY OF CENTRAL POINT v. SMITH

90-1800-L-1; CA A69976.

839 P.2d 259 (1992)

115 Or. App. 529

CITY OF CENTRAL POINT, Oregon, an Oregon municipal corporation, Respondent, v. C.W. SMITH, Sheriff of Jackson County, Oregon, and Jackson County, Oregon, a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, Appellants, SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE IN OREGON, an Oregon corporation, dba "Providence Hospital," Intervenor-Respondent, v. CITY OF CENTRAL POINT, Oregon, an Oregon municipal corporation, C.W. Smith, Sheriff of Jackson County, Oregon, and Jackson County, Oregon, a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided October 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arminda J. Brown, County Counsel, Medford, argued the cause for appellants. With her on the briefs was Jackson County Counsel, Medford.

William G. Carter, Medford, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent City of Central Point, Oregon.

Richard A. Stark and Stark and Hammack, P.C., Medford, joined in the brief of respondent City of Central Point, Oregon, on behalf of intervenor-respondent Sisters of Providence in Oregon.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., and DEITS and DURHAM, JJ.


DEITS, Judge.

Defendants Jackson County and its sheriff, Smith, appeal from summary judgments for plaintiff city and intervenor hospital in this action to recover the cost of an arrested person's medical care and the city's expense in guarding him while he was hospitalized. We affirm.

In the course of arresting Brewer for state criminal offenses, city police officers shot and wounded him. He was taken to the hospital, where he received medical treatment and...

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