Legal Opinion
Copper Medical Center v. City of Camden
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided January 15, 1987PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
O’BRIEN, J.A.D.
Plaintiff hospital appeals from summary judgments entered in favor of defendants City and County of Camden. We affirm.
Plaintiff sued the city and county for hospital care and medical treatment rendered by it to Bishop McKie (McKie) and Miguel Pesante (Pesante), two persons injured by the police in the course of their apprehension. During his stay at the hospital, McKie died intestate with no assets. Pesante has absconded. The complaint asserts an obligation of the city and county to pay for medical care provided to McKie and Pesante…
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