Legal Opinion
Schroeder v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 13, 1950No. 41648PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESTHUES, C.
Plaintiffs filed this action against the City of St. Louis seeking to recover damages for the death of their infant daughter who, it was alleged, came to her death while she was a paying patient at the City Hospital. Plaintiffs alleged that .the death of their daughter' was the result of negligence. The City filed a motion to dismiss which the trial court sustained and plaintiffs appealed.
The sole question is whether the City of St. Louis is liable in tort in the operation of its city hospital.
Plaintiffs’ theory is that the operation of a hospital by a city is not a governmental…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Murtaugh v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
- Dille v. St. Luke's HospitalSupreme Court of Missouri · 1946
- Zummo v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1920
- Gillies v. City of MinneapolisDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1946
3Cited by14 opinions
- Brawner v. BrawnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
- State Ex Rel. Board of Trustees of North Kansas City Memorial Hospital v. RussellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- State Ex Rel. New Liberty Hospital District v. PrattSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
- Richardson v. City of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009
- Craig v. City of MacOnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
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