Washington Township v. Parkview Memorial Hospital

Dissenting Opinion

White, J.

One Georgia Hutchens, wife of Cecil W. Hut-chens, was a patient in appellee hospital continuously from her admission on August 26, 1963, until her death on September 27, 1965, a period of some twenty-five months. *369Alleging Mrs. Hutchens was an indigent, appellee hospital, after her death, brought this action to recover from appellant township the balance of the patient’s hospital account which remained unpaid after insurance benefits, payments by the husband, payments by the County Welfare Department, and a charity write-off had been credited. Upon the issues formed…