Legal Opinion
Ex Parte University of South Alabama
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 3, 1999No. 1980370PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
We issued the writ of certiorari to review an issue of first impression, the interpretation of Alabama's hospital-lien statute, § 35-11-370, Ala. Code 1975. Specifically, the question is whether § 35-11-370 grants a hospital a lien for charges for subsequent care and treatment of an injured person who had previously entered the hospital within one week after receiving an injury, if the subsequent care and treatment are related to that injury.
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On April 11, 1996, Angela Garrick was injured in an automobile accident. She was taken to the University of South Alabama Medical Center ("USA Medical…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Ex Parte HolladaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
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- Shelton v. WrightSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Progressive Specialty Insurance Co. v. University of Alabama HospitalCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2006
- Roberts v. University of Alabama HospitalCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
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