Legal Opinion

Roberts v. University of Alabama Hospital

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided April 18, 2008No. 2070256PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PITTMAN, Judge.

After suffering injuries in a motor-vehicle collision, James Roberts and Virginia Roberts were immediately taken to the University of Alabama Hospital (“the hospital”) for treatment. After their release from treatment, the hospital filed liens pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 35-11-370 et seq., which, in pertinent part, provides for the recording of liens “for all reasonable charges for hospital care, treatment and maintenance of an injured person” that attach to “any and all actions, claims, counterclaims and demands accruing to the person to whom such care, treatment or…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Parnell v. Adventist Health System/WestCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Parnell v. Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Joiner v. Medical Center East, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1998
  4. Ex Parte University of South AlabamaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
  5. Marcus v. JR Watkins CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1966

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Eufaula Hospital Corporation v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Alabama · 2009
  2. University of South Alabama Hospitals v. BlackmonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2009
  3. Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for its Division University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham v. Jackie Pepper Richards, as administrator of the Estate of Carlton Comer Richards, (Appeal from St. Clair Circuit Court: CV-20-900161).Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2024
  4. Elmore v. KingCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2016
  5. Ex parte The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for its Division, University Hospital PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (In re: Donisha Howard v. The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama) (Jefferson Circuit Court: CV-24-903212).Supreme Court of Alabama · 2025

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