St. Francis Hospital, Inc. v. Group Hospital Service

HODGES, Justice.

This appeal arises out of the granting of summary judgment in favor of St. Francis Hospital, Inc., appellee, pursuant to Rule 13.1 The trial court granted the motion for summary judgment at the conclusion of two days of testimony in open court.

The appellant, Group Hospital Service (Blue Cross), objected to the hearing and renewed its objection later during a continuation of the hearing. The dispositive issue on appeal is whether verbal testimony in open court is permitted under Rule 13. Blue Cross asserts it was reversible error to allow this testimony because the court was…