Legal Opinion
Intermountain Health Care, Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 1985No. 15737PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTLEY, Justice.
This appeal presents several significant issues related to Idaho’s medical indigency statutes, Chapters 34 and 35 of Title 31 of the Idaho Code. The medical indigency statutes have required interpretation by the courts numerous times since enactment, because they contain some of the most inartfully drafted and unclear language in the Idaho Code. These statutes could well benefit from legislative redrafting, but in the interim it is the duty of the judiciary to give effect to the legislative intent of the statutes as best it can be ascertained.
The facts are these: Dan and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Minich v. Gem State Developers, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1979
- Lincoln Cty. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md.Idaho Supreme Court · 1981
- Decker v. Homeguard SystemsIdaho Court of Appeals · 1983
- Board of Com'rs Okfuskee County v. HazelwoodSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Leonard Construction Co. v. State Ex Rel. State Tax CommissionIdaho Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- South Fork Coalition v. Board of CommissionersIdaho Supreme Court · 1990
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