Legal Opinion
Davis v. Baxter County Regional Hospital
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 7, 1993No. 92-1157PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tom Glaze, Justice.
Based upon the doctrine of necessaries, the Baxter County Regional Hospital initiated this lawsuit against Olaf Davis, seeking payment of $3,443.27 for medical services provided Davis’s wife, Daleca. Mr. Davis answered, denying any responsibility for any indebtedness to the Hospital, and in addition, filed a cross complaint against Daleca, asserting that, under the Davis’s divorce decree, Daleca agreed to pay all services provided her by the Hospital and to hold Mr. Davis harmless against any such indebtedness. Daleca failed to file an answer or appear in the trial court…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Medical Business Associates, Inc. v. SteinerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Willhite v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
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3Cited by5 opinions
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