Legal Opinion
Williams Ex Rel. Williams v. Randolph Hospital, Inc.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided March 25, 1953No. 596Published
1Opinion of the Court
75 S.E.2d 303 (1953)
237 N.C. 387
WILLIAMS
v.
RANDOLPH HOSPITAL, Inc.
No. 596.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
March 25, 1953.
W. D. Sabiston, Jr., and E. J. Burns, Carthage, for plaintiff, appellant.
Spence & Boyette, Carthage, and H. M. Robins, Asheboro, for defendant, appellee.
JOHNSON, Justice.
It is settled law in this jurisdiction that a charitable institution may not be held liable to a beneficiary of the charity for the negligence of its servants or employees if it has exercised due care in their selection and retention. Barden v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 152 N.C. 318, 67 S.E. 971, 49…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited38 opinions
- President & Directors of Georgetown College v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Weston's Administratrix v. Hospital of St. VincentSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
- Downes v. Harper HospitalMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
- Powers v. Massachusetts Homœopathic HospitalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1901
- Wharton v. WarnerWashington Supreme Court · 1913
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