Board of Com'rs v. Morningside Hospital & Training School for Nurses

It seems to me that the rule announced in the instant case is too broad.

If the Smart Case, supra, is to be followed, there can be no weighty reason to deny liability for an indebtedness incurred by the county commissioners in emergency cases to the unfortunate poor, residents of the county, in the way of medical and surgical aid, or hospitalization, including those handled under quarantine regulations, when such indebtedness has been incurred under authorization of the officials designated by statute for the sole purpose of protecting the public from infectious and contagious diseases, and…