State university hospital authority sued county for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred in treatment of man who jumped through fourth-story window of unlocked interrogation room of county jail, arguing it was entitled to relief on common law grounds and on quantum meruit. The District Court granted county summary judgment. University hospital authority appealed. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded. County petitioned for review, which was granted.
The Supreme Court of Kansas held that:
- County was not obligated to pay for injured man’s medical care, and
- County did not receive benefit, and was not unjustly enriched, when hospital authority treated injured man.