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Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority v. Bradley County

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 10, 2008No. E2006-01457-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority, conducting its operations as Er-langer Health System, filed suit against Bradley County for the medical expenses of a suspect injured in a shooting at a bar in Cleveland. The trial court awarded judgment for a part of the claim, and the Court of Appeals, in a divided opinion, affirmed. We granted review under Rule 11 of Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure in order to construe the statute gov erning the obligation of counties to pay the medical expenses of a prisoner confined in a jail or otherwise in police custody. Because the statute…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Byrd v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  2. City of Revere v. Massachusetts General HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. Muscoda Local No. 123Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. Owens v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Blair v. West Town MallTennessee Supreme Court · 2004

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Fayne v. VincentTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Evelyn Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2011
  3. Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee v. Williamson CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Stanley Walker v. Bradley County GovernmentCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2014
  5. Bobby J. Burgess v. Kone, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2008

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