Prairie City v. Blue Mountain Hospital District

The plaintiff city seeks to revoke a sale of a hospital building and facilities to the defendant hospital district. It prays that title to the property involved revert to the city. It is alleged that the transfer of the property was in violation of specific provisions of the city charter of Prairie City. For convenience we will refer to city as plaintiff and to the district as defendant. A review of the facts and the language of the charter is required.

Prior to 1949, plaintiff owned and operated a thirty-bed masonry, fire-proof hospital in Prairie City. It was used by the residents of the…