Huntingdon County v. Rinker

VAN HORN, SJ.

specially presiding,

— Huntingdon County, plaintiff herein, seeks reimbursement for certain expenditures it made for the evaluation, hospitalization and treatment of defendant, Steven D. Rinker, during his incarceration in the Huntingdon County Jail. The case duly came before us for a nonjury trial de novo after plaintiff perfected a timely appeal from an award of a board of arbitration in favor of defendant. The facts have been stipulated by counsel and may be summarized as follows.

Sometime prior to May 24, 1984, defendant was arrested on various .charges, including a charge of…