WASHOE MEDICAL CTR. v. RELIANCE INS. CO.

No. 26941.

915 P.2d 288 (1996)

WASHOE MEDICAL CENTER, INC., a Non-Profit Nevada Corporation, Appellant, v. RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Licensed to do Business in the State of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Durney, Brennan and Shea, Reno, for Appellant.

Thorndal, Backus, Armstrong, and Balkenbush, and Charles L. Burcham, Reno, for Respondent.


OPINION

YOUNG, Justice:

Appellant Washoe Medical Center, Inc. ("WMC") provided treatment for a patient, Kathryn Boyer ("Boyer"), who was injured in an automobile accident by an uninsured driver. WMC filed notice of a hospital lien on Boyer's automobile insurance company, respondent Reliance Insurance Company ("Reliance"), for Boyer's hospital costs. Reliance paid the proceeds from Boyer's uninsured motorist ("UM") policy to Boyer, rather than WMC...

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