St. Margaret Mercy Health-Care Centers, Inc. v. Lake County

OPINION

RUCKER, Judge.

St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers, Inc., (“Hospital”) filed suit against Lake County, Indiana, the Lake County Council and the Lake County Commissioners (“County”) seeking payment for the cost of medical care provided to B.P.O., a patient who had been involuntarily committed. County responded with a motion for summary judgment. The trial court granted the motion on grounds that Hospital had raised the same issue in a previously filed motion to correct error that was deemed denied as a matter of law, and Hospital did not appeal the denial. Hospital now appeals raising…