University of Utah Hospital v. Board of Commissioners

PERRY, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court reversing and remanding a medical indigency claim to the board of commissioners of Payette County. The district court held that the county was primarily obligated for payment of the medical indi-gency claim, but denied University of Utah Hospital’s requests for a money judgment, interest, attorney fees and a declaratory judgment. We affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURE

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