Legal Opinion
Rogue Valley Memorial Hospital v. Jackson County
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided May 26, 1981No. 78-2666-L-2, CA 17815PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*359THORNTON, J.
This case again requires us to examine the circumstances in which ORS 169.140 and 169.150 obligate a county to assume responsibility for medical services provided to persons in need of medical treatment who are arrested for violation of state laws committed within the county. See also Bd. of Higher Educ. v. Wash. Co., 52 Or App 369, 629 P2d 373 (1981). Plaintiff hospital brought this action against defendants Jackson County (county) and the Jackson County Sheriff (sheriff) to recover the cost of medical services provided for ten individuals between 1974 and 1977. The trial court,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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