In re Crisan's Estate
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In re Crisan's Estate, 362 Mich. 569, 107 N.W.2d 907 (1961).
Facts: Patient was unconscious while cared for in the hospital for 11 months. She dies and Plaintiff hospital sues estate.
Issue: Was a contract formed between hospital and Crisan?
Holding: No, but patient is obligated to repay hospital.
Rule: "one who supplies services to another, although acting without the other's knowledge or consent, is entitled to restitution therefor from the other if:
- he acted unofficiously and with intent to charge therefor and
- the services were necessary to preserve the other's life or health, and
- the one supplying it had no reason to know that the other would not consent to receiving them if mentally competent,
- and it was impossible for the recipient to give consent because of her physical or mental condition."
