Legal Opinion
Kratz v. Kratz
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 6, 1995No. 77602PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMMS, Justice.
Title 42 O.S.1991 § 43 provides that a hospital which furnishes medical care to a peiv son injured in an accident shall have a lien for the amount of its charges on the proceeds of the patient’s recovery from a claim asserted “against another for damages” suffered.1 The question presented in this case is whether the lien can be enforced against uninsured motorist proceeds paid by the patient’s own insurer. We find it cannot.
Dollie Kratz was seriously injured while she was a passenger in an automobile driven by her husband, James. She received care and treatment from Appellee…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Uptegraft v. Home Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Poafpybitty v. Skelly Oil CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
- AMF Tubescope Company v. HatchelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Members Mutual Insurance Co. v. Hermann HospitalTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Riffe Petroleum Co. v. Great Nat. Corp., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. TaylorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- Broadway Clinic v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
- State Ex Rel. Department of Human Services v. ColclazierSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
- United Nuclear Corp. v. Allstate InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2012
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