Legal Opinion
Harford County v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 9, 1990No. 57, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT L. KARWACKI, Judge,
Specially Assigned.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether Harford County is responsible for the cost of furnishing medical care to an indigent person who was injured while resisting arrest by police officers of the Town of Aberdeen. The undisputed material facts under which the question arises are these.
On April 8, 1985, police officers of the Town of Aberdeen (Aberdeen), a municipal corporation, attempted to arrest James T. Thompson who was suspected of having raped a woman in Harford County. Thompson resisted arrest and engaged the officers in a gun battle.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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