Legal Opinion
Bowden v. the Medical Center, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 15, 2015No. S14G1632PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
Georgia law gives a hospital a lien for the reasonable charges for its care and treatment of an injured person against all causes of action accruing to that person on account of her injuries, and establishes a process for the hospital to perfect its lien for the amount claimed to be due. See OCGA §§ 44-14-470, 44-14-471. The Medical Center, Inc. (TMC) provided hospital care to Danielle Bowden, who did not have health insurance, after she was injured in a car wreck, billed her $21,409.59 for her care, and filed a hospital lien for that amount. In a subsequent lawsuit, Bowden…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Austin v. ClarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
- Morrell v. Wellstar Health System, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
- Cox v. Athens Regional Medical Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
- G. H. Bass & Co. v. Fulton County Board of Tax AssessorsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Stubbs v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
- BOWDEN v. THE MEDICAL CENTER (And Vice Versa)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2020
- HICKEY Et Al. v. RREF BB SBL ACQUISITIONS, LLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
- GENERAL MOTORS, LLC v. BUCHANANSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
- HILL, KERTSCHER & WHARTON LLP v. MOODYSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
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