Medical Center East, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance Co.

MONROE, Judge.

Medical Center East, Inc., (MCE) sued Allstate Insurance Company to recover what it claimed it was owed under a statutory hospital hen. Allstate filed a third-party complaint against Lillie Mae Beard, who had incurred the hospital bill at issue, claiming that in the event Allstate was hable to MCE, then Beard would be hable to Allstate.

The trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of MCE against Allstate, and in favor of Allstate against Beard, for $3,156.16. Beard paid the amount owed into the court, and Allstate satisfied the judgment against Beard. Afterward, the trial…