[Download] "St. Benedict's Hospital v. County Twin" by Court of Appeals of Idaho No. 14589 # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: St. Benedict's Hospital v. County Twin
- Author : Court of Appeals of Idaho No. 14589
- Release Date : January 31, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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St. Benedict's Hospital has sued Twin Falls County to recover the cost of caring for an indigent person. The record before us contains no written application by the hospital for indigent aid from the county nor any written denial of such aid. Nevertheless, the hospital insists that it did apply, and the county insists that the application was denied. These anomalous contentions frame the substantive issues on appeal -- whether a written application was in fact submitted and, if so, what result should follow from the county's failure to deny the application in writing. This case also presents a procedural question concerning the proper roles of the magistrate division and the district court when a lawsuit seemingly partakes both of a claim for money and of a request for judicial review of administrative action. Here, in the proceedings below, a magistrate entered judgment for the hospital. On appeal, the district court reversed the judgment and ordered the case to be dismissed. For reasons explained in this opinion, we now vacate the district court's order and remand the case for further proceedings.