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SCHROEDER v. MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

No. 23704.

945 P.2d 449 (1997)

123 N.M. 719

1997-NMSC-046

David L. SCHROEDER, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, Intervenor-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

August 27, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reeves, Chavez, Greenfield & Walker, P.A., William R. Anderson, Las Cruces, for Intervenor-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Edward L. Triviz, P.A., Edward L. Triviz, Las Cruces, for Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

OPINION

FRANCHINI, Chief Justice.

1. In this case we are asked again to address the question whether a public hospital, which files a lien under NMSA 1978, §§ 48-8-1 to -7 (1961, as amended 1995) (the Hospital Lien Act), is liable for attorney fees and costs incurred by a patient in pursuing personal injury claims. We recently held that a public hospital will not be liable for fees and costs. Eaton, Martinez & Hart, P.C. v. University of...

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