Dellinger v. County Social Welfare Board

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, C. J.:

Dr. E. H. Dellinger, a regularly practicing physician and surgeon of Anthony, performed eleven surgical operations upon indigent residents of Harper county, and thereafter presented to the county welfare board his bill for those services, $1,100 with interest. The county welfare board rejected the bill. Hence this lawsuit.

In his amended petition plaintiff alleged the pertinent facts—that "between the dates of February 4, 1938, and September 7, 1939, he performed the proper and necessary surgical services on eleven *208indigent residents of…