Johnson v. City Hospital Co.

"What is the liability of a private hospital corporation, operated for gain, for the negligence of a surgeon, who is an officer, director, and stockholder, and who maintains an office and practices his profession within the hospital ?

The boundary line between the liability of hospitals operated upon the basis of charity and not for the purpose of profit or gain, and those operated for. such latter purpose is clearly marked. “The principle seems to be generally recognized that a private charitable institution, which has exercised due care in the selection of its employees, cannot be held…