UNIV. OF KANSAS v. CTY. COM'RS OF FRANKLIN

No. 120,472.

468 P.3d 806 (2020)

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, Appellee/Cross-appellant, v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, Kansas, Defendant/Cross-appellee, and City of Ottawa, Kansas, Appellant/Cross-appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 26, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Cooper , of Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith, LLP, of Topeka, and Jeannette L. Wolpink and Michael K. Seck , of the same firm, of Overland Park, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Jennifer Martin Smith , of Alderson, Alderson, Conklin, Crow & Slinkard, L.L.C., of Topeka, for appellee/cross-appellant.

Patric S. Linden , Kevin D. Case , and Cory R. Buck , of Case Linden P.C., of Kansas City, Missouri, for defendant/cross-appellee.

Before Hill, P.J., Green and Warner, JJ.


This case stems from a disagreement over who should pay the hospital bills a man incurred when he was injured in a fiery crash after fleeing from Ottawa police officers. Kansas statutes require certain government agencies to pay for the medical care a person receives while in their custody. The district court, based on stipulated facts...

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