Winters v. City of Jersey City

The plaintiff William Winters, joined by his wife Alice Winters, sued to recover damages for injuries suffered by him while a patient at the Jersey City Medical Center, a hospital owned and operated by the defendant City of Jersey City. The plaintiffs received jury awards against the City which aggregated $60,000, $45,000 for William and $15,000 for Alice. The trial judge reduced the aggregate to $10,000, $7,500 for William and $2,500 for Alice, on the basis of N. J. S. A. 2A:53A-8 which provides that a nonprofit corporation “organized exclusively for hospital purposes” shall not be liable to…