State ex rel. Dorothea Dix Hospital v. Davis

ARNOLD, Judge.

Plaintiff’s appeal presents two questions for this Court to decide. First, does G.S. Chapter 143, Article 7 apply to persons committed as criminally ill (pursuant to G.S. Chapter 122, Article 11), and second, if the statute is applicable, is it constitutional. We answer both questions affirmatively.

Since there is no statutory authority specifically directing patients under criminal commitment to pay for their hospitalization it is defendant’s position that he is not required to pay. He correctly points out that there is no reference in G.S. Chapter 122, Article 11 to payment by…