Brokaw Hospital v. State

This matter comes before the Court upon motion of Respondent to dismiss, Claimant’s objections to said motion, and Claimant’s motion for summary judgment.

The facts are as follows. One Randel Huddleston was committed to the Department of Corrections prior to his escape from the Vandalia Correctional Center on June 18,1978. Huddleston was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Normal, Illinois, on August 24, 1978. Claimant provided medical service to Randel Huddleston in the amount of $526.28.

Huddleston was returned to the Department of Corrections after Claimant completed its treatment of him.

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