ST. ALPHONSUS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LTD. v. KILLEEN

No. 19311.

858 P.2d 760 (1992)

124 Idaho 221

ST. ALPHONSUS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross Respondent, v. Vaughn KILLEEN, Sheriff of Ada County, Idaho; The Board of Commissioners of Ada County, Idaho; and Ada County, Idaho, Defendants-Respondents-Cross Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

April 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hall, Farley, Oberrecht & Blanton, Boise, for appellant. Phillip S. Oberrecht argued, Boise.

Greg Bower, Ada Co. Atty., Susan D. Thomas, Deputy Ada Co. Atty., Boise, for respondents. Susan D. Thomas argued, Boise.


WALTERS, Chief Judge.

This case concerns the recovery of costs incurred by a private hospital in providing emergency medical care to an indigent pretrial detainee in the custody of a county sheriff. A magistrate determined that the county was liable for the costs incurred before the detainee was released from county custody, although the release occurred while the detainee was still hospitalized. Accordingly, the magistrate granted judgment to the hospital for part...

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