Ex Parte Infinity Southern Ins. Co., Inc.

Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Inc. ("Carraway"), appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of Infinity Southern Insurance Company, Inc., and Glynn Carl Estes in a case dealing with the question whether it was necessary for a hospital, in order to perfect a hospital lien, to file its "verified statement" within the 10-day period set forth in § 35-11-371, Ala. Code 1975. Because Carraway, the plaintiff, did not meet that filing requirement, the trial court entered a judgment for the defendants. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed the judgment, holding…