Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. v. Passmore

Moore, Justice:

This appeal is from a family court order finding appellants financially responsible for appellant Carl Passmore’s wife. We reverse.

FACTS

In April 1992, fifty-seven-year-old Beatrice Passmore was admitted to Piedmont Medical Center (Hospital). Mrs. Pass-more had been on a ventilator for two years and cared for by Mr. Passmore and her granddaughter. Mrs. Passmore was not mentally incapacitated. At the end of April 1992, although still on a ventilator, Mrs. Passmore was well enough to be released from the hospital. However, Mr. Passmore refused to accept responsibility for her care…