Hull Hospital v. Wheeler

On June 17, 1931, Ida Zimmerman entered the Hull Hospital, at Hull, Iowa, as a patient. She was suffering from a tumor of the brain, and she remained at the hospital until her death, on October 21, 1931. While Ida Zimmerman was a patient in the hospital, that institution furnished her board and room, in addition to care, medicine, hospital supplies, treatment, and nursing. Because of the tumor on her brain, the patient could not control her bodily functions and consequently was a great care. The hospital bill amounted to $706.80, of which $300 has been paid. Therefore, there is now a balance…