Burdell v. St. Luke's Hospital

ZOOK, J., pro tem.

In this action for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff Helen E. Burdell through the negligence of defendant’s servants, the court directed a judgment for defendant, from which plaintiffs appeal.

The evidence showed that plaintiff, Mrs. Burdell, entered defendant’s hospital as a paying patient and was charged the regular rates of the hospital for the services rendered to her. The injuries complained of were alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of nurses employed by the hospital, but no evidence was offered to show that defendant was…