Legal Opinion
Steele v. St. Joseph's Hospital
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 29, 1933No. 12833PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNER, Chief Justice.
This appeal is from a directed verdict and judgment against the appellants, W. H. Steele and wife, in a suit by them against the appellee, St. Joseph’s Hospital, of Fort Worth, to recover damages resulting to Mrs. Steele from an alleged serious burn on one of her limbs caused by a hot water bottle left in a bed upon which she was confined while unconscious and a patient in appellee’s hospital.
The appellee denied the alleged negligence of its servants and employees, and specially alleged that it was an incorporated charity and that it had exercised due care in the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Union Pac. Ry. Co. v. ArtistCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
- Hearns v. Waterbury HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Bruce v. Central Methodist Episcopal ChurchMichigan Supreme Court · 1907
- Hordern v. . Salvation ArmyNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Vermillion v. Woman's College of Due WestSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Southern Methodist University v. ClaytonTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Andrews v. Y.M.C.A.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1939
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