Brandl v. Brookings County

WUEST, Chief Justice.

Robert J. Brandi (Brandi) appeals a circuit court judgment denying his application for county poor relief assistance. We affirm.

Brandi is a resident of Brookings County, South Dakota (County). On June 28, 1984, Brandi’s minor son, Mark, sustained a severe injury to his right eye when another boy discharged a pellet- gun. Mark initially was treated at the Brookings Hospital emergency room. Upon the recommendation of the attending physician, Mark was transported to the University of Minnesota Hospital (Hospital). The expenses of Mark’s hospitalization and treatment totaled…