Sioux Valley Hospital Ass'n v. Tripp County

MORGAN, Justice.

Plaintiff and appellant, Sioux Valley Hospital Association (Hospital), appeals from an order granting summary judgment to the defendant and appellee, Tripp County (County). By way of this action, Hospital seeks reimbursement for hospitalization expenses for an alleged indigent patient whose residence was Tripp County, South Dakota. The trial court below granted summary judgment based on the fact that Hospital failed to notify County of the patient’s hospitalization within fifteen days of admittance as required by SDCL 28-13-34. We affirm.

On August 22, 1984, a premature baby…