OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS v. COUNTY OF LEE

No. 2-92-0225.

607 N.E.2d 699 (1993)

239 Ill. App.3d 824

180 Ill.Dec. 630

OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, d/b/a Saint Anthony Medical Center, f/k/a Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, Plaintiff-Appellee and Separate Appellant, v. THE COUNTY OF LEE, Defendant-Appellee and Separate Appellee (The City of Dixon, Defendant-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

January 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Palmer, Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson, P.C., Sterling, for City of Dixon.

Thomas D. Luchetti, Debra A. Delia (argued), Andrew C. Osen, Thomas D. Luchetti, P.C., Rockford, for OSF Healthcare System.

Daniel A. Fish, Lee County State's Atty., Dixon, for County of Lee.

Paul A. Logli, Winnebago County State's Atty., Charles J. Prorok, Deputy State's Atty., Rockford, amicus curiae.


Justice GEIGER delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, OSF Healthcare Systems (the hospital), brought this action against both defendants: the City of Dixon (the city) and the County of Lee (the county). It claimed it was statutorily entitled to receive payment for medical expenses it rendered in the care of an arrestee. The court granted the hospital summary judgment against the city, denying the city's own motion for summary judgment. The court also granted...

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