Bailey v. . Long

The cause of action as stated in the complaint, upon demurrer, must, as to the facts alleged, be taken to be true. The facts alleged are substantially these: Plaintiff’s wife was suffering with a broken hip and taken to defendant’s hospital at Statesville by the plaintiff for treatment. “The defendant not only undertook and contracted to attend and care for her in a-proper and skillful manner as a physician and surgeon, but also undertook and contracted to provide for her a suitable and safe room in his said hospital, and to give her proper nursing and attention while an inmate of his…