§ 4301 — Liens in favor of charitable hospitals

Every charitable association, corporation or other institution maintaining a hospital in this State, supported in whole or in part by private charity, shall have a lien upon any and all claims or demands, all rights of action, suits, counterclaims of any person admitted to any such hospital and receiving treatment, care and maintenance therein which arise out of any personal injuries received in any such accident which any such injured person may have, assert or maintain against any such other person or corporation for damages, compensation or other claim on account of such injuries for the amount of the reasonable charges of such hospital for all medical treatment, care and nursing and maintenance of such injured person while in such hospital to the extent of the full and true consideration paid or given to, or on behalf of, such injured person or such injured person’s legal representative.

Legislative History

37 Del. Laws, c. 179, § 1 ; Code 1935, § 3360; 25 Del. C. 1953, § 4301; 84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 109