Christian v. Wilmington General Hospital Ass'n

Wolcott, J.:

This appeal seeks reversal of a directed verdict for the defendant at the close of the plaintiff’s testimony in the trial of an action before the Superior Court against the defendant hospital, based on the alleged negligence of its agent.

The facts may be stated as follows: The plaintiff, in January, 1953, the time of the injury, was approximately sixteen months of age and, while playing in her home, fell on a glass bottle which broke and cut her hand severely. The plaintiff was taken by her parents to the Wilmington General Hospital and there treated by an intern then on duty in…