Sisters of Mercy v. Ramsey County

On July 28, 1935, one Isadore Trudeau, an indigent person, was severely injured in an automobile accident while traveling in Ramsey county. The officials of that county took charge of him and placed him in the plaintiff hospital for treatment at the expense of Ramsey county.

After his discharge from the hospital au action was brought by other counties to determine the county of his residence, and therein it was determined the injured man, during all of the time involved, had his legal settlement for poor relief in Cass county; but in that action the question of liability of Cass county for the…