Board of Trustees of University of Ala. v. Harrell

PRICE, Presiding Judge.

The question to be decided is whether the statutory hospital lien, Title 33, Section 83 et seq., 1940 Code, attaches to a judgment for damages'recovered under the Homicide Act, Title 7, Section 123, Code. We hold that it does not.

The pertinent facts which are reflected by the meager record before us are as follows : Rena Bell Harrell, administratrix of George Mason Harrell, deceased, brought a wrongful death action against Southern Railway Co. & Central of Georgia Railway Company. Judgment by consent was entered in favor of the plaintiff for $1000.00 and costs.…