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HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA v. WHETSEL

No. 104,227.

173 P.3d 1203 (2007)

2007 OK 101

HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA, INC. dba OU Medical Center fka University Health Partners, Plaintiff/Respondent v. John WHETSEL, Oklahoma County Sheriff, and Oklahoma County Board of Commissioners, Defendants/Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

December 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Travis White and James B. Robertson, Assistant District Attorneys, Oklahoma City, for defendants/petitioners.

Kieran D. Maye, Jr. and Sarah M. Jernigan, Miller Dollarhide, Oklahoma City, for plaintiff/respondent.1

OPALA, J.

¶ 1 The question presented on certiorari is whether the district court erred in entering a summary adjudication that holds the sheriff liable as a matter of law for the cost of medical care rendered to inmates in the county's custody for treatment of conditions that pre-existed their arrest. We answer in the negative and affirm the decision.

I.

ANATOMY OF LITIGATION

¶ 2 This case deals with medical care procured by the...

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