Lester E. Cox Medical Centers v. Richards

DON E. BURRELL, Judge.

This appeal arises from an action by Lester E. Cox Medical Centers (“Cox”) against Steve Richards (“Steve”) and Toni Richards (“Toni”) (collectively “Appellants”) to collect unpaid hospital bills for services rendered to Steve. 1

This matter was tried to the court without a jury. At the bench trial, Cox presented the testimony of Cox’s collections supervisor, Carey Willeford (“Wille-ford”). Willeford also worked in Cox’s quality resource department — a department responsible for verifying that Cox’s charges are reasonable and customary when compared to other hospitals in…