Legal Opinion
Yale University School of Medicine v. Collier
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 19, 1988No. 13152PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGlass, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether abandonment is a defense in a creditor’s lawsuit against *32a spouse for a hospital debt incurred by the other spouse after the couple had separated. Actions were brought by both Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine/Office of Professional Services, seeking payment pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-37,1 from the named defendant Esther Collier,2 for medical services rendered to Lester Collier, her deceased husband. The named defendant filed special defenses alleging that she is not responsible for her deceased husband’s…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Shaw v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Canaan Oil Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Willoughby v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- Holbrook v. CasazzaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Litvaitis v. LitvaitisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. HavicanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Durrant v. BD. OF EDUC. OF CITY OF HARTFORDSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- Febbroriello v. FebbrorielloConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
- Pickering v. THERESA RANKIN-CARLEConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- Govan v. Medical Credit Services, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1993
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