Dillon v. Greenville Hospital Authority

BATEMAN, Justice.

Appellants W. C. Dillon and wife sued for damages on account of bodily injuries sustained by Mrs. Dillon as she and her husband, who had just been discharged as a patient therein, were leaving the hospital operated by the appellee Greenville Hospital Authority. A motion for summary judgment filed by appellee, on the ground that the hospital was a charitable, nonprofit institution and consequently immune from liability for its negligence, was sustained. Appellants present a single point of error on appeal,' claiming that there was a genuine issue as to appellee’s liability for…