Cullimore v. St. Anthony Medical Center, Inc.

OPINION

ROBERTSON, Senior Judge

STATEMENT OF THE CASE 1

Appellant-Defendant Branson Cullimore (“Cullimore”) appeals from the denial of his Motion for Relief From Judgment and Request for Ruling on Hospital Lien Statute in a dispute with St. Anthony Medical Center, Inc. (“St.Anthony”).

We affirm.

ISSUE

The following issue is raised for our review:

Whether the trial court abused its discretion by denying Cullimore’s Motion for Relief From Judgment on the basis that the Hospital Lien Statute’s provision that lienholders take only a pro rata share of settlement or compromise proceeds releases the hens,…