Jersey Shore Medical Center-Fitkin Hospital v. Estate of Baum

Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided 1980-07-02

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The opinion of the Court was delivered by POLLOCK, J. This case presents the novel question whether, in the absence of an express agreement, a widow is liable for the hospital and medical expenses of the last illness of her deceased husband. The trial court granted summary judgment for the defendant, Carolyn Baum, and plaintiff, Jersey Shore Medical Center-…

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