Franciscan Hospital v. Town of Canoe Creek

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Rock Island Franciscan Hospital, brought this suit in the circuit court of Rock Island County against the defendant, Town of Canoe Creek, to recover payment for services rendered to a resident of Canoe Creek Township pursuant to article VII of the Illinois Public Aid Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 23, par. 7 — 1 et seq.). Following a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment for plaintiff in the amount of *2,145.

Article VII of the Illinois Public Aid Code (hereinafter the Code), captioned “Local Aid to the Medically…