Hutchinson Hospital Corp. v. Neal

McAnany, J.:

Hutchinson Hospital Corporation (hospital) sued James E. Neal in a limited actions proceeding pursuant to Chapter 61 to collect unpaid medical bills. The district court entered judgment for the hospital at the pretrial conference and Neal appeals.

Neal apparently was an uninsured patient at the hospital. He claims on appeal that upon admission to the hospital he signed an agreement to pay the hospital’s charges “in accordance with its regular rates and terms.” He further claims the contract for medical services was otherwise silent as to the hospital’s charges. Finding no support…