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SIOUX VALLEY HOSP. ASS'N v. LAKE COUNTY

No. 18918.

533 N.W.2d 161 (1995)

SIOUX VALLEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, a charitable corporation, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. LAKE COUNTY, South Dakota, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided June 14, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Frankman of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz and Smith Sioux Falls, for plaintiff and appellee.

Wilson Kleibacker, Lake County State's Atty., Madison, for defendant and appellant.

Don A. Bierle of Bierle & Michels, Yankton, for amicus curiae SD Hosp. Ass'n.

SABERS, Justice.

Beman was admitted to Hospital for emergency care. Hospital sought payment for medical costs from County. County refused, claiming he was not "indigent" under its guidelines. The trial court found he was "indigent" and ordered County to pay medical costs. County appeals and we affirm.

FACTS

David Beman (Beman), a resident of Madison, Lake County, South Dakota, was admitted to Sioux Valley Hospital (Hospital) on October 25, 1992 for...

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