Legal Opinion
Ware v. Culp
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 10, 1937No. Civ. 5897PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
The defendant, Dewey Culp, doing business as Yuba City General Hospital, has appealed from a judgment which was rendered against her for injuries sustained by the plaintiff while she was a patient in that hospital under the charge of a private physician in the hospital. The plaintiff was seriously burned by an electric pad which was applied to the calf of her left leg by a special nurse who had charge of the case at the time of the accident. It is contended the defendant is not responsible for the negligence of the special nurse for the reason that she was employed by the plaintiff…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Schloendorff v. Society of the New York HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Moody v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
- Timbrell v. Suburban Hospital, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1935
- Claim of Brown v. St. Vincent's HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1928
- Payne v. Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
3Cited by10 opinions
- Rice v. California Lutheran HospitalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Oldis v. La Societe Francaise De Bienfaisance MutuelleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
- Cavero v. Franklin General Benevolent SocietyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
- Chavez v. SpragueCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
- Sherman v. HartmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
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