Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center v. Bannon

McDEVITT, Chief Justice.

BACKGROUND

Appellant Jeffrey Stringer (Stringer) is a resident of Jordan Valley, Oregon. On February 6, 1992, Stringer was a passenger in a vehicle operated by Richard L. Bannon (Bannon), a resident of Jordan Valley. The vehicle was owned by Charles Summers (Summers), a resident of Marsing, Idaho. Summers was insured by Farmers Insurance Company (Farmers).

Stringer sustained injuries when Bannon was involved in an automobile accident in Malheur County, Oregon. Stringer was then transported to St. Alphonsus, in Boise, Idaho, where he received medical treatment.

On October…