Legal Opinion
St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. Maricopa County
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided October 4, 1983No. 1 CA-CIV 5969PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.
St. Joseph’s Hospital sued Maricopa County to recover for the care of two indigent patients who had been hospitalized for emergency treatment at St. Joseph’s. The trial court granted the hospital’s motion for summary judgment and the county appeals.
Most of the facts, and all of the material facts, are undisputed. On April 13, 1978, Howard Allen, III, a minor, was injured and was first transported to Maryvale Samaritan Hospital by police car and later to St. Joseph’s Hospital by ambulance. When he was admitted to St. Joseph’s he was not an indigent qualified for care…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Purcell v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1971
- Arizona Tax Commission v. Dairy & Consumers Cooperative Ass'nArizona Supreme Court · 1950
- State v. MorfArizona Supreme Court · 1956
- St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. Maricopa CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1981
- State v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968
3Cited by5 opinions
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- St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. Maricopa CountyArizona Supreme Court · 1984
- Walter O. Boswell Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. Yavapai CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1986
- Weekly v. City of MesaCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1994
- St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. City of PhoenixCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1988