Joel v. Woman's Hospital
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Kings county. Action by Eva Joel against the Woman’s Hospital in the State of New York for personal injuries. The complaint was dismissed on the merits, and plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.
The plaintiff was a patient in the defendant’s hospital from September 15 to December 15, 1892. While there she was placed under the influence of an anaesthetic during the performance of an operation. The evidence showed that patients, after undergoing operations, were usually placed on beds that were heated with bottles of hot water. The plaintiff was placed in a bed heated in that manner, but from which the nurse had neglected to remove the bottle, and the consequence was that her foot, coming in contact with the bottle, was severely burned. The evidence showed the defendant to be a public…
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