Sioux Valley Hospital Ass'n v. Yankton County

HENDERSON, Justice.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY/ISSUES

Plaintiff Sioux Valley Hospital Association (Hospital) initiated an action to recover from defendant, Yankton County (County), payment for emergency hospitalization services rendered to an alleged indigent, Mary Ann Sivertson. A motion for summary judgment in favor of County was granted below, on the grounds that a County relief application form containing information required by statute was not filed with the County Auditor within fifteen days of admission. Hospital appeals, contending trial court error as follows: ...

1) The Hospital is not…