Legal Opinion

Walterboro Community Hospital, Inc. v. Meacher

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided March 2, 2011No. 4764PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGeathers, J.

In this appeal of a declaratory judgment action, Walterboro Community Hospital, Inc., d/b/a Colleton Medical Center (“Colleton”), contends the circuit court erred in holding that Colleton was not entitled to equitable indemnification for costs it incurred in defending and settling a malpractice action brought by a third party. Colleton also argues that the circuit court erred in finding against Colleton on its breach of contract claim against Carolina Health Specialists, P.A., a/k/a CareFirst Health Specialists (“CareFirst”). We affirm.

FACTS

This declaratory judgment action arises out of a…

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