Stansfield v. Gardner

Charles A. Stansfield brought suit against W. A. Gardner for damages on account of injuries which he sustained because of alleged negligence of the defendant at a time when the plaintiff was a patient in the private hospital operated by the defendant. The defendant denied the material allegations of the petition, and specially pleaded that the plaintiff was placed in the hospital by his parents under an original agreement that the defendant was to be paid $50 as an admission fee, $35 per week for room and board, and $25 per week for a special attendant for the patient; that in January, 1935,…