St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. Bowles

Rees, J.;

Plaintiff St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Inc., has pursued this action against Edward Bowles and his wife, Tamara Bowles, to collect its charges for medical services provided to Edward. All parties agree that the medical services provided to Edward were necessary services and that the hospital’s charges are reasonable and proper. Edward has confessed judgment in the principal amount of $12,021.54.

Because of Edward’s financial inability to pay, the hospital has sought identical but nonduplicative recovery against Tamara under the common-law doctrine of necessaries. The essence…