City of Detroit v. Eisele

Defendant was hospitalized at the Detroit Receiving Hospital for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. At the time she was an unemployed married woman, with 2 children, whose only means of support was her husband’s earnings.

Plaintiff, city of'Detroit, commenced suit against defendant for the balance due on the hospital bill in the amount of $5,905.70. Defendant’s husband’s Blue Cross insurance had paid approximately $7,000 toward the bill. In its declaration plaintiff alleged the hospital and medical services were rendered at the request of defendant and her husband and that she…